Air Bags Inflating for No Reason on Mazda SUVs

In one case, four people were injured by the problem.

This Feb. 14, 2019, file photo shows the Mazda logo at the 2019 Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh. U.S. safety regulators on Monday, May 6, are investigating reports that side curtain air bags can inflate for no reason on some Mazda CX-9 large SUVs. The probe covers CX-9s from the 2010 through 2013 model years.
This Feb. 14, 2019, file photo shows the Mazda logo at the 2019 Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh. U.S. safety regulators on Monday, May 6, are investigating reports that side curtain air bags can inflate for no reason on some Mazda CX-9 large SUVs. The probe covers CX-9s from the 2010 through 2013 model years.
AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that side curtain air bags can inflate for no reason on some Mazda CX-9 large SUVs.

Documents posted Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say two owners have complained about the problem. Four people were hurt in one of the cases.

In both complaints owners told the agency that the left and right air bags went off for no reason while the SUVs were moving.

The probe covers CX-9s from the 2010 through 2013 model years. Mazda sold just over 112,000 of the SUVs from 2010 through 2013.

The safety agency says investigators will figure out how often the problem happens and determine the safety consequences. The agency could seek a recall.

Messages were left Monday morning seeking comment from Mazda.

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