2003 Mazda MAZDA6 air bags problems
30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2003 Mazda MAZDA6 — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“In 2018, the car was part of a trade in for a certified used car at my dealership. The car had over 350,000 miles and could no longer run.”
filed May 24, 2021
“On 01/18/2019 I took vehicle I purchased, to mock ford in grant's pass oregon for takara airbag recall. This is when I became aware of safety issue that vehicles aur bags had been cut out and removed. The service guy at mock ford explainedand gave estimate which was greater than what cars value…”
filed Sep 7, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a…Campaign 19V781000 · Oct 31, 2019
- Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California…Campaign 18V402000 · Jun 15, 2018
- Affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be…Campaign 17V474000 · Jul 26, 2017
Air Bags problems in other MAZDA6 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 MAZDA6 | 1 | 2% |
| 2016 MAZDA6 | 6 | 8% |
| 2015 MAZDA6 | 6 | 10% |
| 2014 MAZDA6 | 4 | 3% |
| 2013 MAZDA6 | 4 | 17% |
| 2012 MAZDA6 | 30 | 30% |
| 2011 MAZDA6 | 28 | 21% |
| 2010 MAZDA6 | 54 | 24% |
| 2009 MAZDA6 | 75 | 19% |
| 2008 MAZDA6 | 77 | 69% |
| 2007 MAZDA6 | 95 | 61% |
| 2006 MAZDA6 | 93 | 54% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Mazda MAZDA6
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.