NHTSA recall 21V494000
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) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 21V494000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 4921G |
| Manufacturer | Mazda North American Operations |
| Reported | 2021-07-01 |
| Owners notified | 2021-08-28 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Units potentially affected | 260915 |
| Part numbers | BP4K-57K00,BP4S-57K00,BN8P-57K00 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-14 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 260915 |
| Reported remedied | 17170 (6%) |
| Reported unreachable | 4610 |
| Reported removed | 1726 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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 2004-2007 Mazda3 vehicles. During air bag deployment, the plastic emblem on the steering wheel air bag module cover may shatter, and project plastic fragments into the vehicle.
What can happen
Plastic fragments can hit occupants during air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the air bag module cover, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed between August 28, 2021 and October 28, 2021. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 Option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 4921G.
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.nhtsa.gov.
| 2004 MAZDA MAZDA3 | |
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| 2005 MAZDA MAZDA3 | |
| 2006 MAZDA MAZDA3 | |
| 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3 |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 0800116 | 2022-06-06. Service bulletin. Passenger fAirbag deactivation (PAD) indicator light illumination |
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| 08-001-19-3544 | 2019-02-19. Service bulletin. This information is provided to help address Passenger Airbag Deactivation (PAD) Indicator illumination concerns during vehicle service. |
| 08-001-18-3457 | 2018-05-14. Service bulletin. This information is provided to help address Passenger Airbag Deactivation (PAD) Indicator illumination concerns during vehicle service. |
| MT-003-18 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. The Workshop Manual has two-different airbag procedures, one for Standard Deployment and one for Two-Step Deployment. Standard Deployment is for Mexico spec vehicles and Two-Step Deployment is for US and Canadian spec vehicles. |
| 08-001-13-2859 | 2017-08-10. Service bulletin. This information is provided to help address Passenger Airbag Deactivation (PAD) Indicator illumination con-cerns during vehicle service. |
| SB-08-001-13 | 2014-02-26. Service bulletin. MAZDA: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATION OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEACTIVATION (PAD). *PE |
| SB-2010 | 2013-05-20. Service bulletin. MAZDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION REGARDING IMPORTING AND SELLING OF COUNTERFEIT AIRBAGS MANUFACTURED IN CHINA AND SOME 2004, 2010-2012 MAZDA3 VEHICLES MAY HAVE THEM INSTALLED. *PE |
| MDE-2004 | 2013-05-20. Service bulletin. MAZDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE SELLING AND IMPORTING OF COUNTERFEIT AIRBAGS MANUFACTURED IN CHINA, INSTALLING IN SOME VEHICLES. MODELS 2004, 2010-2012 MAZDA3. *PE |
| MD-04-10 | 2013-04-12. Service bulletin. MAZDA: INFORMATION REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF COUNTERFEIT AIR BAGS, IF INSTALLED BY INDEPENDENT SHOP, OR IS OEM FROM FACTORY OR DEALER INSTALLED AND TO CONTACT DEALERS OR MANUFACTURER IF CONCERN OR UNSURE OF AIR BAGS IN VEHICLES. MODELS 2004, 2010-2012 MAZDA3. *PE |
| 0800107 | 2007-04-17. Service bulletin. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WITH CODE B1877/B1881. *KB |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.