Vehicle recall 95V184000 · October 3, 1995
1995 Mazda Protege
The tie down hooks can cause undercarriage impacts that can result in unnecessary air bag deployments.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The tie down hooks can cause undercarriage impacts that can result in unnecessary air bag deployments.
- Consequence
- Inadvertent air bag deployment can cause injury to the occupants and increase the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Remedy
- Dealers will remove and replace the tie down hooks with modified tie down hooks.
- Notes
- System: interior; passive restraints; air bag.vehicle description: passenger vehicles.note: 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 1-800-424-9393.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 95V184000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 3, 1995
- Filed by
- MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC
- Owner notification
- September 5, 1995
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 51,817
- 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 Protege (1995): 1995
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