Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / 626 / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003277167 Incident Date: Aug, 14 2003
Consumer's City: JACKSONVILLE Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: 626 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1YVGE22C6V5 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My wife struck a curb with the right-front tire at about 25-30 mph. the drivers side airbag deployed, though not the passenger side. when i looked on the dot website i found that 97 626 drivers-side airbags had been recalled for deploying too easily. when i spoke with the dealer they said that my vin was not covered under that recall. my insurance company paid for the repair, less our $300 deductible, and put in a complaint on the airbag. because they were paying around $1800, i thought the insurance company would investigate the airbag deployment. my question is, if there was nothing wrong with my car, why did the airbag deploy when there was no body damage, and why didn't the passenger side airbag deploy when the passenger side wheel was struck? either the driver's side deploys too easily, or the passenger side doesn't deploy when it should.