NHTSA Campaign 18V426000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 18V426000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
Mazda North American Operations filed the report for 18V426000 with NHTSA on June 25, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V426000, NHTSA lists up to 682 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 11, 2018 and April 27, 2018.
The 18V426000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V426000 were scheduled from July 31, 2018, 36 days after the report.
18V426000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V426000 ranks 64 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 18V426000, Mazda North American Operations has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V426000 was 18V402000, reported on June 15, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2018 Mazda CX-5 vehicles. In the event of a side impact or rollover crash, the side curtain air bags may not properly unfold during deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
- The risk
- If the air bags do not deploy properly in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the curtain air bags, free of charge. The recall began July 31, 2018. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, Option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2718F.
Reported June 25, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V426000 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V426000, 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 25, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted