NHTSA Campaign 18V404000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V404000 covers 7 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 18V404000 with NHTSA on June 15, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V404000, NHTSA lists up to 4,184 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 2, 2004 and April 28, 2006.
The 18V404000 report reached NHTSA 12 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V404000 were scheduled from July 6, 2018, 21 days after the report.
18V404000 covers 2 models from Mazda, model years 2005–2009.
Owners of the model years 18V404000 covers have filed at least 75 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V404000 vehicles, the 2005 Mazda RX-8 has the most (22).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V404000 ranks 57 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 18V404000, Mazda North American Operations has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V404000 was 18V018000, reported on January 9, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Mazda MPV vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. On July 9, 2019 this recall was expanded to include certain 2005-2009 RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under 17V-011 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 metal fragments striking the vehicle 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 inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018 for MPV vehicles. The recall began July 9, 2019 for RX-8 vehicles. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: With the addition of the RX-8 vehicles, this recall fully supersedes recall 17V-011.
Reported June 15, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V404000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V404000, 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