2004 Mazda Tribute air bags problems
23 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2004 Mazda Tribute, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 7 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Side impact on the drivers side, and the side airbag did not deploy. The steering wheel cracked, you can see the air bag but it did not deploy either....updated 05-27-15 the driver of the vehicle was killed. Updated 07/07/15
Air bag light started blinking and now remains on. The 2004 mazda tribute has been in a normal manner and only has 61,000 miles.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Mazda Tribute
- Suspension 49 complaints
- Body & structure 45 complaints
- Cruise control 34 complaints
- Engine 23 complaints