FAW recalls 280,000 Mazda 6 over defective airbag in China

Gasgoo.com(Shanghai Sept 28) – Chinese car manufacture FAW decides to recall 279,266 vehicles for its defective airbag since September 25th .

According to the files FAW presented to AQSIQ, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantineof People’s Republic of China, the affected vehicles under this recall campaign are Mazda 6 manufactured domestically from March 29th,2003 to December 29th,2008.

The air inflator in the affected vehicles, which is a part of the supplier’s defective airbag, may explode in a crash and spray vehicle occupants with shards, and dangerously leading to fatality. To eliminate this risk, FAW will provide inflator replacement for the affected Mazda vehicles for free.

For the recall issues, Owners of the affected vehicles can visit nearby dealers directly or call FAW-MAZDA service hotline for more information.