NHTSA Complaint #10633282 — 2006 MAZDA MAZDA6

I HAVE A 2006 MAZDA 6 WITH A VIN IN THE RECALL RANGE, EXCEPT I LIVE IN MICHIGAN SO IT IS NOT RECALLED. MY INFLATOR WILL CONTINUE TO DEGRADE, AT A SLOWER RATE THAN THOSE IN HIGH HUMID AREAS, BUT IT WILL EVENTUALLY GET TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL HAVE TAKEN IN ENOUGH MOISTURE TO DISASSEMBLE WHEN DEPLOYED. I WANT THIS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE IT BLOWS UP. THE SUPPLIER HAS DEMONSTRATED AN UNWILLINGNESS TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT HAS A PROBLEM. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED THAT A SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY DEVICE CAN DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD. ASK THOSE INVOLVED IN THE INDUSTRY AND YOU WILL GET A COMMON RESPONSE THAT "DEATH" IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE FAILURE EFFECT. THERE IS PROBABLY A PRETTY [XXX] GOOD REASON NO OTHER AIRBAG INFLATOR MANUFACTURER USES AMMONIUM NITRATE IN THEIR PROPELLANT FORMULATIONS. INFLATORS LEAK. ALWAYS DO AND ALWAYS WILL. YOU CANNOT KEEP THE MOISTURE OUT INDEFINATELY. AND I DEFINATELY DO NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL MORE INNOCENTS ARE KILLED OR MAIMED BY THESE DEVICES BEFORE MINE TOO IS RECALLED. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR