Recalls

USA Recall: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Mazda north american operations (mazda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 b-series trucks manufactured june 6, 2006, to january 22, 2009, originally sold, or ever registered, in alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. virgin islands, or "zone a." additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, mazda is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 b-series trucks manufactured february 21, 2006, to april 28, 2008, originally sold, or ever registered, in arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia, or "zone b." any vehicle not included in "zone a", or "zone b" is not included in this safety recall. these vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Corrective Action:
Mazda notified owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. the recall began june 15, 2018. owners may contact mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. mazda's number for this recall is 9616f.

Additional Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.