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.
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Latest Jul 21, 2014
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.
16%
of 70 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.
17
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 2001 Mazda MPV submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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
Airbags
Filed Jul 21, 2014
1 injury reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED AS THE PASSENGER WAS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED AN INJURED BACK DURING THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE DEPLOYMENT THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE BUT WAS VISIBLE FROM THE SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,446.
NHTSA ID
10614897
Incident
Jul 20, 2014
Mileage
135,446 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 23, 2014
ON MAY THE 5TH 2014 WHILE SITTING STILL AND THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING DEEP BRUISING AND A CRACKED RIB TO MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WHICH IS A 2001 MAZDA MPV. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE AND CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER BECAUSE I AM DISABLED AND DRAW SSI. PLEASE HELP! *TR
NHTSA ID
10605463
Incident
May 5, 2014
Mileage
140,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 30, 2011
Crash reported2 injuries reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THEN SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO THE SAME VEHICLE A SECOND TIME FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE OTHER DRIVER WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V196000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL) . THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 02/02/12*LJ UPDATED 02/08/12
NHTSA ID
10441736
Incident
Dec 24, 2011
Mileage
120,000 mi
Airbags
Filed May 3, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED BY THE AIR BAG AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT A RUBBER DUCK UNDER THE SEAT CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST STATED THAT SOMETHING METAL CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT CALLED MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AIR BAG FAILURE AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO REGARDING THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND FEARED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
NHTSA ID
10398848
Incident
Apr 22, 2011
Mileage
109,000 mi
Airbags
Filed May 26, 2009
Fire reported1 injury reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA MPV. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH OCCURRING. SHE THOUGHT HER BACK WAS ON FIRE AND ROLLED AROUND IN THE GRASS. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR FIRST DEGREE BURNS, A CONTUSION, AND POSSIBLY A BROKEN RIB. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT IS PREGNANT AND UNABLE TO HAVE X-RAYS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,934.
NHTSA ID
10269996
Incident
May 17, 2009
Mileage
100,934 mi
Airbags
Filed Feb 7, 2005
Crash reported4 injuries reported
I HAD AN ACCIDENT THE 01/18/05 IN MAZDA MPV 2001 VAN, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARE TOTAL LOST OF THE CAR, AND MY COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK, NEVER CAME OUT, THAT`S WHY ME AND MY FAMILY ARE IN THERAPY FOR NECK AND BACK, I ASKING FOR HELP, BECAUSE I CALLED THE MAZDA COMPANY AND THEY DO NOT GIVE ME ANY SOLUTIONS, THIS IS MY FIRST ACCIDENT AND, I DON`T KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO. *JB
NHTSA ID
10110038
Incident
Jan 18, 2005
Mileage
99 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 14, 2004
Crash reported
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A LIGHT. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
NHTSA ID
10054094
Airbags
Filed May 8, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
I'VE HAD 2 AUTO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE FRONT OF MY VAN AND BOTH TIMES THE AIRBAGS HAVE FAILED TO COME OUT. BOTH TIMES THE FRONT END OF MY VAN HAVE HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *NLM
NHTSA ID
10018399
Incident
May 2, 2003
Airbags
Filed Mar 6, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES.*JB
NHTSA ID
10010037
Incident
Mar 3, 2003
Airbags
Filed Jun 13, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED.*YH
NHTSA ID
8011809
Incident
Jun 13, 2002
Airbags
Filed Jul 17, 2001
Crash reported6 injuries reported
IWAS INVOLVED IN A RATHER SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN WHICH I COLLIDED WITH A BUICK CENTURY THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. I WAS TRAVELING 30-35 AND MY FRONT END COLLIDED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE OTHER CAR. THE BUICK WAS TOTALLED. MY CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED IN THE FRONT. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL THEY SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED AT A SPEED GREATER THAN 14 MPH. *AK
NHTSA ID
748591
Incident
Jul 6, 2001
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.
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