# NHTSA recall 18V404000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

**NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V404000
- Manufacturer's number: 2618F
- Manufacturer: Mazda North American Operations
- Reported: 2018\-06\-15
- Owners notified: 2018\-07\-06
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 4184

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

An inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.


## The remedy

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.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-01\-23
- Vehicles in the campaign: 4184
- Reported remedied: 467 \(11%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 31

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2005 MAZDA MPV](/makes/mazda/mpv/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-08\-02 to 2006\-04\-28.
- [2006 MAZDA MPV](/makes/mazda/mpv/2006/recalls.md). Built 2004\-08\-02 to 2006\-04\-28.
- [2005 MAZDA RX\-8](/makes/mazda/rx-8/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-01 to 2009\-03\-31.
- [2006 MAZDA RX\-8](/makes/mazda/rx-8/2006/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-01 to 2009\-03\-31.
- [2007 MAZDA RX\-8](/makes/mazda/rx-8/2007/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-01 to 2009\-03\-31.
- [2008 MAZDA RX\-8](/makes/mazda/rx-8/2008/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-01 to 2009\-03\-31.
- [2009 MAZDA RX\-8](/makes/mazda/rx-8/2009/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-01 to 2009\-03\-31.

## Investigated as EA15001

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA15001: Engineering analysis, opened 2015\-02\-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V404000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V404000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [08\-003\-17\-3345](/bulletins/10120381.md), 2017-10-21, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V404000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V404000)

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