OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE
NHTSA campaign 18V016000
NHTSA campaign 18V016000 covers 1 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 84 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.
Report received January 9, 2018 · Snapshot September 21, 2026
NHTSA records include a Do Not Drive advisory for at least one campaign associated with campaign 18V016000. Open the campaign and verify the VIN before operating or parking the vehicle.
01 / DEFECT RECORD
What NHTSA campaign 18V016000 says
Defect summary
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2009 B-Series trucks 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. 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.
Consequence summary
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION
Remedy for NHTSA campaign 18V016000
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 15, 2018. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 2118A.
- Owner notification
- June 15, 2018
- Filing manufacturer
- Mazda North American Operations
- Component groups
- AIR BAGS
03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES