NHTSA Campaign 18V403000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V403000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Mazda North American Operations filed the report for 18V403000 with NHTSA on June 15, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V403000, NHTSA lists up to 237 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 11, 2008 and March 31, 2010.
The 18V403000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V403000 were scheduled from July 9, 2019, 389 days after the report.
18V403000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2009–2010.
Owners of the model years 18V403000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V403000 vehicles, the 2010 Mazda RX-8 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V403000 ranks 70 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 18V403000, Mazda North American Operations has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V403000 was 18V018000, reported on January 9, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2009-2010 Mazda RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under recall 18V-017 but have not yet been repaired. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. The recall began July 9, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: This recall supersedes recall 18V017.
Reported June 15, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V403000 (2)
Mazda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V403000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 15, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted