Mazda has issued a recall on parts they do not have. This is a huge safety risk on a daily driver such as myself, in the event of an impact my airbag may not deploy or deploy ineffectively, risking me further to injury. Mazda has not followed up with anything, nor has any attempt been made to rectify the issue.
2008 Mazda MAZDA6 airbags complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mazda 6. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v344000 (air bags) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owned a 2008 mazda 6. While driving approximately 30 MPH, another vehicle coming from the opposite side of the road, lost control due to icy road conditions. As a result, the contact veered to the right to avoid a collision. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed against a concrete divider. The air bags deployed sending metal fragments that injured the contact's face, as well as whiplash injuries to the neck and back. The contact required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v344000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 90,000. Updated. 06/10/15. *ta updated 9/25/2017
Tl* the contact owned a 2008 mazda 6. While at a stop and attempting to accelerate, the driver fell asleep and crashed into a parked vehicle. The driver and passenger frontal air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained injuries to the back, chest, and legs that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 143,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 mazda, mazda6. While the contact was driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle was involved in a crash and the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was repaired. The dealer stated that the impact did not warrrant air bag deployment. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 mazda 6. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the contact hit a deer causing her to crash. The air bags did not deploy. The dealer had not been contacted. The manufacturer had not been notified. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 65,000.
I was driving the morning of 6/8/10 on my way to work. There was a car going to pass me on a illinois rte 161 road. I slowed down for courtesy of the passer and I caught loose gravel on the hard road. Instantly I knew not to over correct and try to ease out of it. I end up barrel rolling aprox 80+ feet down a steep reveen. No air bags deployed. My 2008 mazda 6 is equipped with side curtain airbags, which are roll over protection safety feature. As quoted on a internet site. I rolled aprox 4-6 times.
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