NHTSA recall 16V594000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 16V594000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 9816H |
| Manufacturer | Mazda North American Operations |
| Reported | 2016-08-11 |
| Owners notified | 2017-04-12 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS |
| Units potentially affected | 41918 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 3 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-10-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 41918 |
| Reported remedied | 22572 (53%) |
| Reported unreachable | 1575 |
| Reported removed | 66 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured February 4, 2008, to December 3, 2009. The protective coating may not have been properly applied to the air bag control unit (ACU) and, as a result, moisture may damage the unit causing it to malfunction.
What can happen
Failure of the ACU would illuminate the air bag warning light and prevent the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Mazda dealers will replace the ACU, free of charge, however parts are not currently available. The recall began June 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 9816H.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2009 MAZDA MAZDA6 | Built 2008-02-04 to 2009-12-03. |
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| 2010 MAZDA MAZDA6 | Built 2008-02-04 to 2009-12-03. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE15029
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE15029 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2015-08-18, closed 2016-06-17. SRS Control Module Failure. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SB-08-001-09 | 2009-05-05. Service bulletin. MAZDA: AIR BAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT FLASHING. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY COATING ON THE TERMINALS ALLOWING OXIDATION. THE NEW TERMINALS HAVE A THIN COATING TO PREVENT OXIDATION. *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.