In June 2015, Mazda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Airbag, covering the Atenza, RX-8. The filing affects 72,949 vehicles manufactured between March 2002 and February 16, 2008.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1135850 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | June 4, 2015 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mazda |
| Component | Airbag |
| Production period | March 2002 — February 16, 2008 |
| Vehicles affected | 72,949 units |
Filing in context
The Airbag is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 225 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 27 Mazda notifications from 2015 in this archive. For scale, 609 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 5 years and 11 months.
Defect
In certain driver-side airbag inflators, the inflator housing may rupture due to excessive internal pressure during airbag deployment. Fragments may scatter and injure vehicle occupants.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, the driver-side airbag inflator is replaced with an alternative replacement unit in order of oldest model year first. Because sourcing the alternative replacement units requires additional time, as an interim measure until those parts are available, the affected inflators are replaced with new units of the current type.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 14 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| ABA-SE3P | ＲＸ－８ | SE3P-100065 — SE3P-144779 |
| LA-GG3P | Atenza | GG3P-100024 — GG3P-106192 |
| LA-GG3S | Atenza | GG3S-100012 — GG3S-122640 |
| LA-GGEP | Atenza | GGEP-100009 — GGEP-202193 |
| LA-GGES | Atenza | GGES-100007 — GGES-200924 |
| LA-GY3W | Atenza | GY3W-100032 — GY3W-129840 |
| LA-GYEW | Atenza | GYEW-100010 — GYEW-201495 |
| LA-SE3P | ＲＸ－８ | SE3P-100065 — SE3P-144779 |
| UA-GG3P | Atenza | GG3P-100024 — GG3P-106192 |
| UA-GG3S | Atenza | GG3S-100012 — GG3S-122640 |
| UA-GGEP | Atenza | GGEP-100009 — GGEP-202193 |
| UA-GGES | Atenza | GGES-100007 — GGES-200924 |
| UA-GY3W | Atenza | GY3W-100032 — GY3W-129840 |
| UA-GYEW | Atenza | GYEW-100010 — GYEW-201495 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
特定の運転者席側エアバッグのインフレータ（膨張装置）において、エアバッグ展開時にインフレータ内圧で容器が破損して構成部品が飛散し、乗員が負傷するおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、運転者席側エアバッグのインフレータを年式の古いものから順次代替品と交換する。なお、代替品の準備に時間を要することから、部品ができるまでの暫定措置として、当該インフレータを新品と交換する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3003541
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