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. The filing affects 2,625 vehicles manufactured between April 2007 and November 16, 2007.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1135860 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | June 4, 2015 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mazda |
| Component | Airbag |
| Production period | April 2007 — November 16, 2007 |
| Vehicles affected | 2,625 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, 2,266 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 7 months.
Defect
In certain passenger-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, as a precautionary measure, the passenger-side airbag inflator is incorporated into notification number 3579 dated May 22, 2015, and replaced with new units in order of oldest model year first. All removed inflators are collected for root cause investigation. Because sourcing the replacement parts requires additional time, as an interim measure until parts are available, the passenger-side airbag is deactivated and a warning indicating that the airbag is non-operational is displayed on the passenger-side sun visor.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CBA-GY3W | Atenza | GY3W-508526 — GY3W-509363 |
| DBA-GG3P | Atenza | GG3P-501365 — GG3P-501565; GG3P-401626 — GG3P-401788 |
| DBA-GG3S | Atenza | GG3S-407359 — GG3S-408514 |
| DBA-GGEP | Atenza | GGEP-403266 — GGEP-403923 |
| DBA-GGES | Atenza | GGES-401419 — GGES-401663 |
| DBA-GY3W | Atenza | GY3W-508526 — GY3W-509363 |
| DBA-GYEW | Atenza | GYEW-402440 — GYEW-402808 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
特定の助手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、予防的措置として、助手席側エアバッグのインフレータを平成２７年５月２２日付け、届出番号「３５７９」に含め、年式の古いものから新品と順次交換、回収して原因調査を実施する。なお、交換用部品の準備に時間を要することから、部品が供給できるまでの暫定措置として、助手席用エアバッグの機能を停止するとともに、助手席サンバイザ部に当該エアバッグが作動しない旨の警告を表示する。
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=3003542
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