WASHINGTON, DC. (December 14, 2023) – Mazda North American Operations (MNAO), on behalf of Mazda Motor Corporation, has filed a security defect notification with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for a priority which exists on sure 2004-2006 B-Series vehicles.

The substitute frontal passenger air bag inflator could have been put in within the incorrect orientation in the course of the earlier Takata recall restore. The recall restore directions could not have been adopted correctly, inflicting the inflator to be mis-installed. In the occasion of a crash involving deployment of the frontal passenger air bag, if the substitute passenger frontal air bag inflator is mis-installed within the incorrect orientation, the air bag could not deploy as meant growing the chance of damage.

There have been no reviews of any accidents or accidents as a result of defect.

Approximately 12,741 B-Series vehicles are affected within the U.S. and U.S. Territories.

Affected homeowners can be notified by U.S. Mail. Please test mazdarecallinfo.com or nhtsa.gov for the most recent updates.

Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, California, and oversees the gross sales, advertising, elements and customer support help of Mazda automobiles within the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Colombia by roughly 795 sellers. Operations in Canada are managed by Mazda Canada Inc. in Richmond Hill, Ontario; operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City; and operations in Colombia are managed by Mazda de Colombia in Bogota, Colombia. For extra data on Mazda automobiles, together with pictures and B-roll, please go to the web Mazda media middle at InaspectMazda.MazdaUSA.com/Newsroom.

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Contact:

Tamara Mlynarczyk, Mazda North American Operations, media@mazdausa.com

Drew Cary, Mazda North American Operations, media@mazdausa.com