OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 16V499000

NHTSA campaign 16V499000 covers 3 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 5,038 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received July 1, 2016 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

URGENT CAMPAIGN FLAG

NHTSA records include a Do Not Drive advisory for at least one campaign associated with campaign 16V499000. Open the campaign and verify the VIN before operating or parking the vehicle.

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 16V499000 says

NHTSA campaign 16V499000 identifies AIR BAGS and states that An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Defect summary

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.

Consequence summary

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 16V499000

For NHTSA campaign 16V499000, the filed corrective action says: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. 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.

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. 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.

Owner notification: June 15, 2018
Filing manufacturer: Mazda North American Operations
Component groups: AIR BAGS

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 16V499000

RecallRoad links 3 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 16V499000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.

2009 Mazda B-Series TruckOpen model-year report →2008 Mazda B-Series TruckOpen model-year report →2007 Mazda B-Series TruckOpen model-year report →