# 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2004 MAZDA MAZDA3](/makes/mazda/mazda3/2004/recalls.md)
- [2005 MAZDA MAZDA3](/makes/mazda/mazda3/2005/recalls.md)
- [2006 MAZDA MAZDA3](/makes/mazda/mazda3/2006/recalls.md)
- [2007 MAZDA MAZDA3](/makes/mazda/mazda3/2007/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [0800116](/bulletins/10213417.md), 2022-06-06, Service bulletin
- [08\-001\-19\-3544](/bulletins/10153329.md), 2019-02-19, Service bulletin
- [08\-001\-18\-3457](/bulletins/10136784.md), 2018-05-14, Service bulletin
- [MT\-003\-18](/bulletins/10134925.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [08\-001\-13\-2859](/bulletins/10110991.md), 2017-08-10, Service bulletin
- [SB\-08\-001\-13](/bulletins/10054788.md), 2014-02-26, Service bulletin
- [SB\-2010](/bulletins/10052110.md), 2013-05-20, Service bulletin
- [MDE\-2004](/bulletins/10052109.md), 2013-05-20, Service bulletin
- [MD\-04\-10](/bulletins/10051791.md), 2013-04-12, Service bulletin
- [0800107](/bulletins/10021391.md), 2007-04-17, 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)

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