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2026 MAZDA CX-50 — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 2223728 · 2026-07-08

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
CX-50
Year
2026
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

Component: Air Bags – Knee Airbag / Trim Panel During a collision, on July 3rd with the Mazda CX‑50, the knee airbag deployed and a hard plastic trim panel from the lower dashboard was forcibly ejected. This panel struck my knee and caused a laceration across my kneecap. The injury was not caused by the crash itself but directly by the detached interior component. The trim panel appears to be part of the knee‑airbag assembly and should not detach with enough force or sharpness to cause bodily harm. I experience pain, discomfort, and ongoing issues due to the injury with tingling down my left leg when I get up to walk. I am concerned this represents a design or manufacturing defect in the knee‑airbag trim panel or its breakaway mechanism. Photos of the deployed airbag, the detached part, and the injury are available.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11749114
Machine
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