Mazda expands scope of vehicles affected by Takata airbag recall to 330k - Autoblog (blog)
UPDATED MAZDA STATEMENT REGARDING TAKATA AIRBAGS. Dec 11, 2014. WASHINGTON, DC (December 11, 2014) – In addition to the actions announced on December 4, 2014, as discussed in a separate document, Mazda today announced the following steps in the Takata recall:. Mazda will institute a nationwide Safety Improvement Campaign of 2004-2008 model-year Mazda6 and RX-8 models equipped with certain Takata airbag inflators. The nationwide Safety Improvement Campaign will cover the driver's-side airbag inflator, as Mazda has not made a safety defect determination at this time. So far, Takata has tested a large number of inflators removed from Mazda vehicles, and NONE have been found to be non-compliant at this time. One vehicle – a 2005 Mazda6 located in Florida – has been identified as having experienced an abnormal driver's-side airbag deployment. Mazda will participate in the independent, industry-wide joint testing program for Takata airbag inflators. For history, on December 4, 2014, Mazda announced:. As of December 4th, the estimated vehicles in all Mazda-Takata campaigns is 86,773. (Pending Polk Data confirmation). Mazda is working closely with Takata. Source: www.autoblog.com
