NHTSA recall 98V249000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	98V249000
Manufacturer	MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC
Reported	1998-10-08
Owners notified	1999-01-04
Component	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Units potentially affected	213000

What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE SAS SENSOR UNIT. THESE VEHICLES CAN EXPERIENCE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS IN MINOR UNDERCARRIAGE IMPACTS.

What can happen

UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURY.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE SAS UNIT TO REDUCE THE PROBABILITY OF UNNECESSARY DEPLOYMENTS IN LOW SPEED UNDERCARRIAGE IMPACTS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACTMAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Vehicles this campaign lists
1995 MAZDA 626	Built 1994-06-01 to 1996-09-10.
1996 MAZDA 626	Built 1994-06-01 to 1996-09-10.
1997 MAZDA 626	Built 1994-06-01 to 1996-09-10.
1995 MAZDA MX-6	Built 1994-06-01 to 1996-09-10.
1996 MAZDA MX-6	Built 1994-06-01 to 1996-09-10.

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 EA97012 and RQ02004

This recall followed 2 NHTSA investigations. 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.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
EA97012	Engineering analysis, opened 1997-05-23, closed 1998-10-09. OVERSENSITIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. AIR BAGS.
RQ02004	Recall query, opened 2002-02-08, closed 2002-08-19. OVERSENSITIVE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. AIR BAGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.