Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Aug 15, 2006
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
36%
of 22 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
8
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
10
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Mazda MPV submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Aug 15, 2006
Crash reported3 injuries reported
I AM FILING A COMPLAINT IN REGARD TO MY VEHICLE'S EQUIPMENT THAT FAILED AND WAS FAULTY IN A RECENT AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LANE WHEN A VEHICLE QUICKLY ENTERED ACROSS MY PATH TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. I HAD NO TIME TO BRAKE, SO THE OTHER CAR IS WHAT STOPPED MY MOTION. IT WAS A HARD HIT! MY MAZDA MPV CRASHED INTO THE OTHER PERSON'S CAR. DURING OUR FRONT IMPACT WITH THE OTHER CAR'S DRIVER SIDE, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY. HAD THE AIRBAG WORKED, I FEEL I WOULDN'T HAD SLID INTO THE DASH AND BEEN JERKED BACKWARDS BY MY SEAT BELT RESTRAINT CAUSING INJURY TO MY BACK AND OR SPINAL ALIGNMENT. I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING EVERY DAY FROM THE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS INJURY. IN ADDITION TO THE CHEST/LAP BELT BEING USED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, I SECURED MY DAUGHTER'S CHEST DURING THE CRASH WITH MY RIGHT ARM, WHICH I BELIEVE HELPED HER TO NOT ATTAIN EVEN MORE INJURY FROM THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. SHE WAS, HOWEVER,INJURED ON HER LEG FROM THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT UNDER HER SEAT RELEASING ON IT'S OWN FROM THE CRASH AND HITTING HER LEGS CAUSING A CUT THAT WAS TREATED AT THE E.R. THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RELEASE IN A WRECK. I BELIEVE YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM TO ALSO BE FAULTY IN NATURE. I URGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THESE PROBLEMS SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE MAY BE NOTIFIED WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I ASK THAT YOU AND/OR MAZDA INVESTIGATE THE DEFECTS WITH MY VEHICLE VERY SOON BEFORE I HAVE TO SIGN THE TITLE OVER TO THE DRIVER'S INSURANCE THAT WAS AT FAULT. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DECLARED "TOTALED" ON 8/14 BY USAA AND IS AT A SALVAGE YARD. PLEASE CONTACT ME SOON TO LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO ABOUT THE SITUATION. I CALLED MAZDA TODAY AT 800-222-5500, WAS ON HOLD FOR A LITTLE OVER 15 MINUTES TO REPORT THIS WITH THEM AND ASK THEM WHO MADE THE AIR BAGS, SENSOR AND COMPARTMENT UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. A MAN TOLD ME HE WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ME THAT INFORMATION AND HUNG UP. *JB
NHTSA ID
10165569
Incident
Jul 27, 2006
Mileage
93,395 mi
Airbags
Filed May 14, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, SUFFICIENT FRONT END DAMAGE TO WARRANT DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS. *JB
NHTSA ID
561199
Airbags
Filed Jun 30, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 50-60. UPON IMPACT, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. NOT SURE IF THE VAN WOULD BE TOTALLED. *AK *ML
NHTSA ID
864576
Incident
Jun 24, 2000
Airbags
Filed Dec 31, 1998
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
832932
Airbags
Filed Sep 14, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK
NHTSA ID
827880
Incident
Sep 4, 1998
Airbags
Filed Mar 24, 1998
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TREE, AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED IN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE SLID ON ICY ROAD, SKIDDING 200 FEET INTO A TREE, HIT TREE AT 40 MPH. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
NHTSA ID
821484
Incident
Feb 12, 1998
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Dec 4, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLASPED FORWARD, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
819712
Airbags
Filed Sep 30, 1997
Crash reported
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES AT 20 MPH THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
816738
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.