2008 MAZDA MAZDA6

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2005 MPV, 2004 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may e

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2008 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufa

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

MAZDA IS RECALLING 7,200 MY 2007-2008 MAZDA6 VEHICLES WITH CALIFORNIA EMISSION SPECIFICATIONS. THE METAL FUEL TANKS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE HAD THE PVC PROTECTIVE COATING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK DAMAGED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED CORROSION RESISTANCE.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Ind

EQUIPMENT

THULE, INC. IS RECALLING 2,323 OWNER-INSTALLED ROOF-MOUNTED FIT KITS, MODELS 3068 AND 3069, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2009 THAT ARE USED WITH THULE PODIUM FOOT PACKS, MODELS 460 AND 460R. THESE FIT KITS WERE SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED AB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK INTO PLACE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROX

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO BE REMEDIED.

Mileage: 93,000

DECEMBER 14, 2015 AROUND 6:40PM I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON HIGHWAY 275E AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH APPROACHING THE 71N EXIT RAMP . CAR AND DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER HAD BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 8 - 10 MINUTES. I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. I WAS WEARING JEANS. WHEN LOOKING AROUND TO FIGURE OUT WHERE SMELL WAS COMING FROM, MY LEFT LEG CAME IN CONTACT WITH SEAT, I FELT A "BITE" SENSATION ON THE BACK OF MY LEG - IMMEDIATELY I THOUGHT PERHAPS MY SEAT WAS WAS ON FIRE. I DIDN'T SEE ANY ACTUALLY FLAMES, SO I T

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION REPAIR FACILITY AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF

Mileage: 102,250

WHILE STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT I WAS IMPACTED FROM A VEHICLE BEHIND MY VEHICLE. THE IMPACT FROM THE CRASH DID NOT CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THAT BEING SAID, I AM STILL WAITING ON MAZDA TO TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG DUE TO THE MASS RECALL. I GOT VERY LUCKY THIS TIME, BUT I AM NOT TERRIFIED ABOUT WHAT CAN HAPPEN NOW.

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

Mileage: 90,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 65,000

MY STEPSON WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION WITH A 2008 MAZDA 6. THE DAMAGE IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO THE LEFT REAR AREA OF THE CAR I BELIEVE THE CAR IS TOTALED. IT WAS A 40-50 MPH IMPACT. THE FUEL TANK WAS EXPOSED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND CRUSHED. MY CONCERN AND COMPLAINT IS WHY DIDN'T THE FUEL SAFETY CUTOFF ACTIVATE AFTER A HARD IMPACT IN THE REAR? I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEVICE MANDATED BY FEDERAL LAWS THAT AFTER A REAR END COLLISION OF THIS MAGNITUDE THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER THE IMPAC

Mileage: 39,500

PLACED OUR 2008 MAZDA 6 IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND CAR ROLLED BACK INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO REAR OF VEHICLE. NO WARNING OF ANY PREVIOUS FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

PLACED OUR 2008 MAZDA 6 IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND CAR ROLLED BACK INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO REAR OF VEHICLE. NO WARNING OF ANY PREVIOUS FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

PLACED OUR 2008 MAZDA 6 IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND CAR ROLLED BACK INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO REAR OF VEHICLE. NO WARNING OF ANY PREVIOUS FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

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 TI

Mileage: 49,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 MADZA 6 IN MARCH OF 2009 AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SAFETY BELT WOULD LOCK INTERMITTENTLY. IN JUNE 2009 MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR BACK TO SESI MOTORS AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. HOWEVER ON APRIL 7, 2010 MY HUSBAND AND SON WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY SON HAD ON HIS SEATBELT HOWEVER HIS HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO TAKE OFF THE SEATBELT IT WAS NOT FASTENED THE LOCK DID NOT HOLD CAUSING MY SONS HEAD TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. HE SU

Mileage: 56,000

2008 MAZDA 6 WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES. STARTER CAUGHT ON FIRE, DEALER SAID RODENT CHEWED WIRE. NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. MY INSURANCE HAD TO PAY. PICTURES TAKEN AND MY AGENT INSURED ME WHEN HE FILED WITH MAZDA THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. TODAY 11/11/08 CLAIM DENIED MAZDA SAID ITS NOT THEIR FAULT. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 4,955