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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA referenceR/2016/084
Launched29 April 2016
MakeMazda (listed as MAZDA)
Manufacturer referenceAF037A
Vehicles listed96,090

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
RX832,0301 February 20031 February 2008
632,030not statednot stated
BT-5032,03014 January 200431 August 2006

Concern

Driver's front airbag may fail to deploy correctly

Defect, as DVSA words it

Continued exposure to high levels of absolute humidity may cause the driver�s front airbag inflator housing to rupture and deploy abnormally in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver�s front airbag. Should the inflator rupture it could result in metal fragments striking the driver or other vehicle occupants.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

On affected vehicles replace air bag inflator

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

European UnionSafety Gate alert A12/00508/22 from France, 4 January 2022

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (AF037A), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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