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Recalls

Airbag

Recall date January 19, 2018
Models affected
  • 2003 Mazda Mazda6
  • 2004 Mazda Mazda6
  • 2005 Mazda Mazda6
  • 2006 Mazda Mazda6
  • 2007 Mazda Mazda6
  • 2008 Mazda Mazda6
  • 2004 Mazda RX-8
  • 2005 Mazda RX-8
  • 2006 Mazda RX-8
  • 2007 Mazda RX-8
  • 2008 Mazda RX-8
Units affected 39,146
Details

On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the driver frontal airbag.

This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal.

As a result, if the vehicle were involved in a collision that warrants airbag deployment, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle occupants, and the airbag assembly could be damaged, preventing proper function.

These issues could increase the risk of injury.

Correction: Dealers will replace the driver frontal airbag inflator.

Note: Canadian climate results in the propellant degrading slowly.

The recall is being conducted as a precaution to address future risk, and is expected to replace airbag inflators before their function would be affected.

Additional Note: This recall supersedes recall 2015-247.

Vehicles completed under 2015-247 do not need to be completed under recall 2018-036.

Additional information may be available on Transport Canada's website