2001 Mazda MPV recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain passenger vehicles, some of the passenger air bag modules were not properly welded and may not deploy in a collision.
💥 The risk
The seat occupant may not be properly protected in the event of a collision, increasing the risk of personal injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the passenger air bag module. Owner notification began october 4, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mazda at 1-800-222-5500.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V196001
- Manufacturer
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Vehicles affected
- 25
- Component
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-5500
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 4, 2002
- Built
- Dec 21, 2000 – Dec 25, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).