{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mazda recall 18V403 (2618F): 2009-2010 Mazda RX-8",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v403/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V403 (Mazda): An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or d...",
  "excerpt": "Mazda Rx-8, model years 2009 to 2010. Filed by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on 15 June 2018. 237 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2009-2010 Mazda RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under recall 18V-017 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 … 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. 18V403 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.” 18V403 Mazda North American Operations Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module 15 June 2018 2009-2010 MAZDA RX-8 This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told not to drive the vehicle at all . NHTSA appl",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:43:26+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:33:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mazda recall 18V403 (2618F): 2009-2010 Mazda RX-8\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v403/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}