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Recall 95V-184

MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC recalled the 1995 Mazda Protege: Air bags.

At a glance

Campaign number
95V-184
Reported
October 3, 1995
Vehicles affected
51,817 estimated by the manufacturer

Source: NHTSA recall records

What is wrong

The tie down hooks can cause undercarriage impacts that can result in unnecessary air bag deployments.

The risk

Inadvertent air bag deployment can cause injury to the occupants and increase the potential for a vehicle accident.

The fix

Dealers will remove and replace the tie down hooks with modified tie down hooks.

Notes from the manufacturer

System: interior; passive restraints; air bag.vehicle description: passenger vehicles.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mazda at 1-[removed]. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-[removed].

Affected vehicles