{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mazda recall 21V494 (4921G): 2004-2007 Mazda3",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v494/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V494 (Mazda): Plastic fragments can hit occupants during air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury. Mazda's own number: 4921G.",
  "excerpt": "Mazda Mazda3, model years 2004 to 2007. Filed by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on 1 July 2021. 260,915 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2004-2007 Mazda3 vehicles. During air bag deployment, the plastic emblem on the steering wheel air bag module cover may shatter, and project plastic fragments into the vehicle. 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: 4921G. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V494 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: “Plastic fragments can hit occupants during air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury.” 21V494 Mazda North American Operations Air Bags:Frontal 1 July 2021 2004-2007 MAZDA MAZDA3 Plastic fragments can hit occupants during air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury. Dealers will replace the air bag module cover, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed between August 28, 2021 and October 28, 2021. Owners may co",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:54:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:33:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mazda recall 21V494 (4921G): 2004-2007 Mazda3\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v494/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}