{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mazda recall 18V404 (2618F): 2005-2006 Mazda MPV",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v404/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V404 (Mazda): An inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.",
  "excerpt": "Mazda Mpv, Mazda Rx-8, model years 2005 to 2009. Filed by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on 15 June 2018. 4,184 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Mazda MPV vehicles sold, or 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, … 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. 18V404 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 metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 18V404 Mazda North American Operations Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module 15 June 2018 2005-2009 MAZDA MPV, MAZDA RX-8 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": "2026-08-23T19:43:26+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:33:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mazda recall 18V404 (2618F): 2005-2006 Mazda MPV\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v404/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}