{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mazda recall 21V162 (4821C): 2007-2009 B-Series Pickup Trucks",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v162/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V162 (Mazda): An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or...",
  "excerpt": "Mazda B-Series Truck, model years 2007 to 2009. Filed by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on 10 March 2021. 5,847 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2007-2009 B-Series pickup trucks. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling. 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: 4821C. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V162 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: “An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.” 21V162 Mazda North American Operations Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module 10 March 2021 2007-2009 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting i",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:40:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-23T21:40:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mazda recall 21V162 (4821C): 2007-2009 B-Series Pickup Trucks\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v162/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}