NHTSA campaign 04V074000 · Mazda campaign 1604B-B
Mazda Recall 04V-074: MAZDA/AIR BAG
NHTSA recall 04V074000 (Mazda campaign 1604B-B) was reported by MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS on February 17, 2004, with 29,300 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mazda RX-8 for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on March 5, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V074000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V074000 (also written 04V-074 or 04V074)
- Filed by
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Mazda campaign number
- 1604B-B
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 29,300 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V074000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Mazda
Mazda RX-8
- 2004 · Vehicles built April 10, 2003 – January 28, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V074000.
Defect description
AS A RESULT OF AN NCAP TEST, CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED FOR IMPROPERLY WIRED FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAGS.
Safety consequence
THE AIR BAG WILL NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE RECALL BEGAN MARCH 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
Notes
MAZDA RECALL NO. 1604B-B.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V074000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.