Vehicle recall R/2017/048

Mazda 6 recall: Airbag may malfunction

DVSA recall R/2017/048 names the Mazda 6. It was launched 22 February 2017. It covers vehicles built 14 March 2005 to 9 April 2007.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2017/048
Launched: 22 February 2017
Issued by: MAZDA
Vehicles: 12,306 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It has been identified that the density of the propellant within the airbag inflator may be insufficient due to inappropriate production and storage conditions of the propellant. In this condition the inflator may abnormally ignite at the time of the airbag deployment allowing the inner pressure of the inflator to increase abnormally resulting in the breakage of the inflator case. In this condition the airbags will not provide adequate protection during a frontal impact as the broken pieces of the inflator case could injure the driver and/or front seat passenger.

The fix

Recall all affected vehicles to replace the driver and passenger front airbag inflators with modified units.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Mazda 6	14 March 2005 to 9 April 2007	12,306

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2017/163 Tailgate may drop down without warning 31 May 2017, Mazda 6, Mazda CX-3, Mazda CX-5 and others
R/2017/150 Mounting points for seat runner may fail 31 May 2017, Mazda 3, Mazda 6, Mazda 2
R/2017/327 Corrosion may form around the parking brake actuating shaft and cause reduced handbrake performance 14 December 2017, Mazda 6
R/2016/084 Driver's front airbag may fail to deploy correctly 29 April 2016, Mazda RX-8, Mazda 6, Mazda BT-50
R/2018/184 Airbag inflators may not operate as intended 30 July 2018, Mazda 6
R/2018/289 Injector mounting nuts tightening force may be insufficient 17 September 2018, Mazda CX-5, Mazda 3, Mazda 6

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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