{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mazda recall 18V426 (2718F): 2018 Mazda CX-5",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v426/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V426 (Mazda): If the air bags do not deploy properly in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury. Mazda's own number: 2718F.",
  "excerpt": "Mazda Cx-5, model year 2018. Filed by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on 25 June 2018. 682 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2018 Mazda CX-5 vehicles. In the event of a side impact or rollover crash, the side curtain air bags may not properly unfold during deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) … 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: 2718F. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V426 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: “If the air bags do not deploy properly in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.” 18V426 Mazda North American Operations Air Bags:Side/Window 25 June 2018 2018-2018 MAZDA CX-5 If the air bags do not deploy properly in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the curtain air bags, free of charge. The r",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:48:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:33:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mazda recall 18V426 (2718F): 2018 Mazda CX-5\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v426/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}