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Mazda Motor Corporation filed the following recall with MLIT on June 4, 2015.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this recall may cause you.
We have been informing the subject vehicle owners related to the following recall regarding the field action by means of direct mail from the Mazda dealers. If your vehicle is subject to Takata recall and is yet to be remedied, please contact any the authorized Mazda dealer to have your vehicle remedied. The remedy will be performed for free.
Please enter the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) through the Recall Search Tool at the top of this page to confirm if your vehicle needs to be repaired as part of Takata air bag recall.
| Recall campaign number | Launch date |
|---|---|
| 3585 | March 3, 2016. |
Description of the defect and cause
Some of the subject inflators installed in frontal driver air bag could potentially create excessive internal pressure when the air bag is deployment, which could result in the body of the inflator rupturing upon deployment. In the event of the inflator rupture, metal fragments could pass through the airbag cushion metal, which may result in injury to vehicle occupants.
Remedy to correct the defect
Mazda dealers replace the driver side air bag inflator with modified parts.
The subject vehicles
| Type | Commercial name |
VIN and Vehicle production period | Number of the vehicles. |
Remark |
| LA-SE3P ABA-SE3P |
RX-8 | SE3P-100065～SE3P-144779February 14, 2003～February 16, 2008 | 32,784 | |
| LA-GG3P UA-GG3P |
Atenza | GG3P-100024～GG3P-106192March 1, 2002～May 17, 2005 | 2,972 | |
| LA-GG3S UA-GG3S |
GG3S-100012～GG3S-122640April 15, 2002～May 16, 2005 | 12,598 | ||
| LA-GY3W UA-GY3W |
GY3W-100032～GY3W-129840May 16, 2002～May 11, 2005 | 17,733 | ||
| LA-GGEP UA-GGEP |
GGEP-100009～GGEP-202193March 1, 2002～May 17, 2005 | 3,392 | ||
| LA-GGES UA-GGES |
GGES-100007～GGES-200924April 15, 2002～May 14, 2005 | 1,574 | ||
| LA-GYEW UA-GYEW |
GYEW-100010～GYEW-201495May 15, 2002～May 10, 2005 | 1,896 |