Vehicle recall 00V004000 · January 6, 2000
1995 Mazda Miata
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with the sas sensor unit.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with the sas sensor unit. These vehicles can experience air bag deployments in minor undercarriage impacts.
- Consequence
- Unexpected air bag deployment can result in occupant injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the sas sensor units.
- Notes
- Mazda recall no. Ssp 40.OWNER notification began September 8, 2000.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Mazda at 1-800-222-5500.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V004000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 6, 2000
- Filed by
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Manufacturer campaign
- SSP 40
- Owner notification
- September 8, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 19,000
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Air bags
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Mazda Miata (1995): 1995
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