The Recall Desk
SevereNHTSA·18V016000·Announced 2018-01-09

Mazda Recalls 2009 B-Series Trucks Due to Air Bag Inflator Defect

Mazda is recalling 2009 B-Series trucks because the passenger air bag inflator may explode during deployment, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

NHTSA safety advisory

Do not drive this vehicle

NHTSA advises owners to stop driving this vehicle until the recall repair has been completed.

This is the agency’s own advisory, not our assessment. Contact the manufacturer or a dealer, and see the official NHTSA notice for the current guidance.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect may result in 'serious injury or death' due to metal fragments, which aligns with the rubric criterion for Severe (4) involving significant injury reports or potential for serious harm.

Plain-English summary

Mazda North American Operations is recalling certain 2009 B-Series trucks that were ever registered in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. The recall involves vehicles equipped with specific passenger frontal air bag inflators that were used as original equipment or replacement parts.

The defect involves the potential for these inflators to explode during a crash if the passenger frontal air bag deploys. This explosion can occur due to propellant degradation resulting from long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, which could cause serious injury or death.

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2018. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236. Mazda's number for this recall is 2118A.

The recalled product

Product
MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK
Brand
MAZDA
Manufacturer
Mazda North American Operations
Category
Vehicle — Air Bag
Hazard
Affected units
84

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • B-SERIES TRUCK

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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