{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mazda North American Operations recall 18V016 (2118A): Mazda B-Series Truck (2009)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v016/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V016: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.",
  "excerpt": "Mazda B-Series Truck, model year 2009. Filed by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on 9 January 2018. 84 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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, … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls The maker's own number for this recall: 2118A. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V016 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 18V016 Mazda North American Operations Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module 9 January 2018 2009-2009 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told not to drive the vehicle at all",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:30:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:46:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mazda North American Operations recall 18V016 (2118A): Mazda B-Series Truck (2009)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v016/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}