{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mazda recall 16V594 (9816H): Model Year 2009-2010 Mazda6",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v594/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V594 (Mazda): Failure of the ACU would illuminate the air bag warning light and prevent the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash, in...",
  "excerpt": "Mazda Mazda6, model years 2009 to 2010. Filed by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on 11 August 2016. 41,918 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured February 4, 2008, to December 3, 2009. The protective coating may not have been properly applied to the air bag control unit (ACU) and, as a result, moisture may damage the unit causing it to malfunction. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Mazda's own number for this recall: 9816H. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V594 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Failure of the ACU would illuminate the air bag warning light and prevent the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.” 16V594 Mazda North American Operations Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module-Inactive 11 August 2016 2009-2010 MAZDA MAZDA6 Failure of the ACU would illuminate the air bag warning light an",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:36:47+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:28:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mazda recall 16V594 (9816H): Model Year 2009-2010 Mazda6\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v594/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}