2004 Mazda Mazda6: recalls and complaints
NHTSA advisory: do not driveCampaign 19V781000. NHTSA received the report on . 47,006 units. Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
Remedy of campaign 19V781000, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V130, 14V362, 14V773 and 15V869.
NHTSA advisory: do not driveCampaign 18V402000. NHTSA received the report on . 308,591 units. Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
Remedy of campaign 18V402000, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018. Mailing to the affected RX-8 owners began July 6, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: With the addition of the RX-8 vehicles, this recall fully supersedes recall 16V354.
1 more campaign has an NHTSA advisory. The recall campaigns section shows each one.
Do-not-drive advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2004 Mazda Mazda6. The newest campaign is 19V781000. NHTSA received the report on 31 Oct 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 57 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
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Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 664,779 units in total.
- 19V781000Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator ModuleAdvisory
- 18V402000Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator ModuleAdvisory
- 17V474000Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator ModuleAdvisory
- 04V582000Seat Belts / Rear/Other
19V781000Received . 47,006 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator ModuleDo-not-drive advisory
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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 explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V130, 14V362, 14V773 and 15V869.
Report filed by Mazda North American Operations. Manufacturer campaign number 2618F. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
18V402000Received . 308,591 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator ModuleDo-not-drive advisory
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. On July 9, 2019 this recall was expanded to include certain 2004-2011 RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under 16V-354 but have not yet been repaired. 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 passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018. Mailing to the affected RX-8 owners began July 6, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: With the addition of the RX-8 vehicles, this recall fully supersedes recall 16V354.
Report filed by Mazda North American Operations. Manufacturer campaign number 2618F. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
17V474000Received . 308,992 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator ModuleDo-not-drive advisory
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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 manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 1417G. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-382.
Report filed by Mazda North American Operations. Manufacturer campaign number 1417G. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
04V582000Received . 190 units.
Seat Belts / Rear/Other
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the right and/or left rear seat belts may not lock properly due to missing retaining pins on the housing.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The locking mechanism of the seat belt retractor may malfunction, increasing the risk of death or serious injury to the rear seat passengers in the event of a crash. Passengers should not sit and child seats should not be used in the right or left rear seats until this defect has been corrected.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the rear seat belts and replace defective seat belt retractors. The recall began on december 27, 2004. Owners should contact mazda at 1-800-222-5500, option #4.
Report filed by MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS. Manufacturer campaign number 2604L. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
57 complaints, 66 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2004 Mazda Mazda6
- All 2004 vehicles
| Component | 2004 Mazda6 | All 2004 vehicles | Mazda6, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 121.2 | 76.5 | 87.6 | 8 |
| Power Train | 106.1 | 135.3 | 186.6 | 7 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 106.1 | 93.9 | 175.1 | 7 |
| Air Bags | 75.8 | 44.1 | 71.4 | 5 |
| Electrical System | 75.8 | 140.9 | 80.6 | 5 |
| Exterior Lighting | 75.8 | 28.2 | 23 | 5 |
| Visibility | 60.6 | 62.8 | 39.2 | 4 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 60.6 | 32 | 34.6 | 4 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 60.6 | 22.6 | 13.8 | 4 |
| Structure | 60.6 | 55.5 | 34.6 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 6
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 29 Sep 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA21002 | Engineering analysis | Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture | Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module | 17 Sep 2021 | Open | |
| EA15001 | Engineering analysis | Air Bag Inflator Rupture | Air Bags / Frontal | 24 Feb 2015 | Open | 14V668 |
| PE14016 | Preliminary evaluation | Air Bag Inflator Rupture | Air Bags / Frontal | 11 Jun 2014 | 2 Mar 2015 | 13V172000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2004 Mazda Mazda6The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2004 Mazda Mazda6: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mazda/mazda6/2004/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Mazda North American Operations
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Mazda Mazda6?
- 664,779 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Mazda Mazda6 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 28 recall campaigns for the Mazda Mazda6, model years 2002 to 2019. 4 of them name the 2004 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Mazda Mazda6 name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 8 of 66 component mentions, or 121.2 per 1,000. For all 2004 vehicles the figure is 76.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Mazda Mazda6 open?
- 2 investigations have no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 3 that name this model year.