EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mazda “RX-8, B2500/BT-50” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1201/16
Summary
null The housing of the driver airbag gas generator can burst when the airbag is activated, owing to excessive internal pressure. This could cause the occupants of the vehicle to be injured by metal fragments.
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Product
Passenger car — Mazda
- Brand
- Mazda
- Name / model
- RX-8, B2500/BT-50 · Types: SE, UN. EC type-approvals: e11*2001/116*0199*01-02, K270*05-11
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between 1 February 2003 and 1 February 2008 (RX-8) and between 14 January 2004 and 22 September 2011 (B2500/BT-50).
What is the risk?
- null The housing of the driver airbag gas generator can burst when the airbag is activated, owing to excessive internal pressure. This could cause the occupants of the vehicle to be injured by metal fragments.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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