# NHTSA recall 17V474000

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.

**NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 17V474000
- Manufacturer's number: 1417G
- Manufacturer: Mazda North American Operations
- Reported: 2017\-07\-26
- Owners notified: 2017\-09\-12
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 308992

## What is wrong

Mazda North American Operations \(Mazda\) is recalling certain model year 2003\-2008 Mazda6, 2004\-2008 RX\-8, and 2006\-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles.  The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual\-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.


## The remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed.  Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge.  The recall began on September 12, 2017.  Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1\-800\-222\-5500.  Mazda's number for this recall is 1417G.  Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V\-382.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-01\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 308992
- Reported remedied: 42217 \(13%\)
- Reported unreachable: 26733
- Reported removed: 1989

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 4, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2003 MAZDA MAZDA6](/makes/mazda/mazda6/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-05\-29 to 2008\-05\-05.
- [2004 MAZDA MAZDA6](/makes/mazda/mazda6/2004/recalls.md). Built 2002\-05\-29 to 2008\-05\-05.
- [2005 MAZDA MAZDA6](/makes/mazda/mazda6/2005/recalls.md). Built 2002\-05\-29 to 2008\-05\-05.
- [2006 MAZDA MAZDA6](/makes/mazda/mazda6/2006/recalls.md). Built 2002\-05\-29 to 2008\-05\-05.
- [2007 MAZDA MAZDA6](/makes/mazda/mazda6/2007/recalls.md). Built 2002\-05\-29 to 2008\-05\-05.
- [2008 MAZDA MAZDA6](/makes/mazda/mazda6/2008/recalls.md). Built 2002\-05\-29 to 2008\-05\-05.
- 2006 MAZDA MAZDASPEED6. Built 2005\-08\-04 to 2007\-06\-29.
- 2007 MAZDA MAZDASPEED6. Built 2005\-08\-04 to 2007\-06\-29.
- [2004 MAZDA RX\-8](/makes/mazda/rx-8/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-04\-10 to 2008\-02\-18.
- [2005 MAZDA RX\-8](/makes/mazda/rx-8/2005/recalls.md). Built 2003\-04\-10 to 2008\-02\-18.
- [2006 MAZDA RX\-8](/makes/mazda/rx-8/2006/recalls.md). Built 2003\-04\-10 to 2008\-02\-18.
- [2007 MAZDA RX\-8](/makes/mazda/rx-8/2007/recalls.md). Built 2003\-04\-10 to 2008\-02\-18.
- [2008 MAZDA RX\-8](/makes/mazda/rx-8/2008/recalls.md). Built 2003\-04\-10 to 2008\-02\-18.

## Investigated as EA15001

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.

- EA15001: Engineering analysis, opened 2015\-02\-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V474000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V474000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [08\-003\-17\-3345](/bulletins/10120381.md), 2017-10-21, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V474000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V474000)

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