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.
10
Latest Dec 6, 2017
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.
30%
of 33 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.
7
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
9
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 1995 Mazda MX6 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 Dec 6, 2017
Crash reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 MAZDA MX-6. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SMALL BALLOON-LIKE SUBSTANCE CAME OUT OF THE AIR BAG PARTIALLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. STOKES MAZDA OF NORTH CHARLESTON IN SOUTH CAROLINA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ID
11052754
Incident
Dec 6, 2016
Mileage
54,000 mi
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Nov 20, 2014
Crash reported1 injury reported
MAZDA MX6 BRAKES ENGAGED WHILE ON A BRIDGE CAUSING THE CAR TO SKID INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN WALL. UPON THE IMPACT MY MOUTH HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BUSTED MY LIPS OPEN, THE AIRBAG THEN DEPLOYED CAUSING MY HEAD TO BE SLAMMED AGAINST THE HEADREST WHILE A BURST OF HOARD GAGGING SMOKE/DUST, PARTICLES, WERE EMITTED. IN A GASP OF TERROR AND FEAR THAT I MAY DIE FROM SUFFOCATION FROM THE CAR FILLED SMOKE/DUST FROM THE AIRBAG I KICKED THE DRIVER DOOR OPENED AND ROLLED OUT ONTO THE GROUND GASPING FOR AIR AND LAID THERE UNTIL AN AMBULANCE ARRIVED. THE VEHICLE ENGINE ETC. WAS NOT ON FIRE OR SMOKING FROM THIS WRECK. WHILE MY FACIAL INJURIES HEALED, THE DAMAGE TO MY LEFT JAW RESULTED IN A VERY COSTLY SURGERY SEVERAL YEARS LATER OF WHICH DID NOT REPAIR THE JAW AND NOW LIVE WITH DAILY DEBILITATING FACIAL/CRANIAL PAIN. THERE IS A SPECIFIC RANCID SMELL FROM THIS AIRBAG THAT WILL NEVER LEAVE MY MIND AS WELL AS THE TEXTURE OF THE HARD CANVAS LIKE MATERIAL THAT RIPPED THE SKIN OFF MY FACE. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS AIRBAG AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT IS A VIVID IMAGE TO THIS DAY IN 2014. THIS MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO HAVE NOT CORRECTED THIS AS MY WRECK WAS IN 1995. *TR
NHTSA ID
10659695
Incident
May 1, 1995
Airbags
Filed Jul 23, 2004
1 injury reported
STOPPED AT A CONVIENCE STORE, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING BUT TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS. RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE DOOR, SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVERS SET AND REACHED OVER TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SMACKED ME IN THE FACE, WHILE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND PUSHED THE PLASTIC FACE PIECE INTO THE WINDSHIELD, BRAKING THE WINDSHIELD AND FORCING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OFF THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH SIDES OF THE HEADLINER ARE PULLED LOOSE.
NHTSA ID
10082497
Incident
Jul 22, 2004
Mileage
141,073 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 20, 2004
1 injury reported
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGINE RUNNING BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG CUT THE CONSUMER'S FACE AND LIP. THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG CRACKED MULTIPLE PARTS OF THE WINDSHIELD. *AK *SC *JB
NHTSA ID
10064736
Incident
Mar 23, 2004
Mileage
96,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 12, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER BARELY HIT A CURB WHEN DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES. AFTER INCIDENT, CONSUMER RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP RECALL NOTICE, BUT NEVER RECEIVED FIRST NOTICE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS PART OF RECALL 98V249000, BUT MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER DAMAGES. *AK
NHTSA ID
876348
Incident
Sep 15, 2000
Airbags
Filed Apr 25, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
MAZDA WOULDN'T DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. SAID TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
NHTSA ID
721920
Incident
Apr 14, 2000
Airbags
Filed Apr 7, 1999
Fire reported1 injury reported
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIRBAG CAUSED CLOTHING TO CATCH ON FIRE, RESULTING IN INJURIES.
NHTSA ID
544856
Incident
Mar 5, 1999
Airbags
Filed Jan 13, 1999
WHILE COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE RAN OVER A CURVE AT APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MPH; AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NHTSA RECALL 98V-249 000 CONCERNING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
832058
Incident
Nov 11, 1998
Airbags
Filed Sep 15, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT A FLAT TIRE AND BOTH AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING BOTH OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S TO SUFFER SEVERE INJURIES UPON IMPACT OF THE AIR BAG. THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN EA97 012. *AK
NHTSA ID
816339
Incident
Sep 6, 1997
Airbags
Filed Oct 13, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 25MPH AND THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA ID
973388
Incident
Sep 14, 1995
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.