{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mazda recall 18V402 (2618F): 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v402/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V402 (Mazda): An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or d...",
  "excerpt": "Mazda Mazda6, Mazda Mazdaspeed6, Mazda Mpv, Mazda Rx-8, model years 2003 to 2011. Filed by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on 15 June 2018. 308,591 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, … 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 Mazda's own number for this recall: 2618F. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V402 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.” 18V402 Mazda North American Operations Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module 15 June 2018 2003-2011 MAZDA MAZDA6, MAZDA MAZDASPEED6, MAZDA MPV, MAZDA RX-8 This is",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:43:25+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:33:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mazda recall 18V402 (2618F): 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v402/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}