# 1992 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1494753` · 2018-08-27 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** MX-5 MIATA
- **Year:** 1992
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 97,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
TAKATA RECALL  MY 1992 MAZDA MIATA'S AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING ON THE DASH, AND THERE IS A SOFT BEEP HEARD,WHICH IS INTERMITTENT.    THE FLASHING STARTS AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED, AND IT CONTINUES WHILE IN MOTION.  THERE IS A PAUSE BETWEEN A SERIES OF  AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES.  THE BEEP IS SOFT AND STARTED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR.  I THOUGHT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING; HOWEVER, NOW THE BEEPING IS HEARD ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG FLASHING LIGHT.  THE CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND LOOKS LIKE A NEW CAR.  IT IS KEPT GARAGED.  IT WAS IN A SLIGHT ACCIDENT WHEN TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES.  I TRIED TO TURN AROUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THAT CAR TURNED AROUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME.  I HIT THE CAR WITH MY RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT.  THE AIR BAG DID NOT EMPLOY.
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