# Transport Canada recall 2018504

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.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2018504
- Manufacturer's number: 2818I
- Reported: 2018\-09\-14
- Component: Structure
- Notification type: Safety TC
- Units potentially affected: 14102

## What is wrong

On certain vehicles registered and operated in areas of heavy road salt usage during winter months \(Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland \& Labrador\), the front cross member may rust due to a manufacturing defect. This could affect vehicle handling and cause reduced steering control, potentially increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will install a drain hose, inspect the cross member and, depending on its condition, replace it or install a reinforcement and apply a wax coating.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 MAZDA MAZDA6](/makes/mazda/mazda6/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 MAZDA MAZDA6](/makes/mazda/mazda6/2010/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SA\-039/25](/bulletins/11022742.md), 2025-09-05, Service bulletin
- [SA\-058\-24](/bulletins/11007022.md), 2024-09-04, Service bulletin
- [SA\-039\-23a](/bulletins/10243569.md), 2023-10-05, Service bulletin
- [SA\-039\-23](/bulletins/10240496.md), 2023-08-05, Service bulletin
- [SA\-008\-22a](/bulletins/10225724.md), 2022-11-04, Service bulletin
- [0400416](/bulletins/10213399.md), 2022-06-06, Service bulletin
- [SA\-008\-22](/bulletins/10208567.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin
- [MT\-012\-18](/bulletins/10154139.md), 2019-03-04, Service bulletin
- [09\-014\-18\-3443a](/bulletins/10148068.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin
- [09\-014\-18\-3443](/bulletins/10134702.md), 2018-04-23, 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2018504](/v1/recalls/tc/2018504)

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