NHTSA campaign 18V038000 · Mazda campaign 2218A
Mazda Recall 18V-038: Driver Side Air Bag Inflator May Explode
- Do not drive
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
Owners are advised not to drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done.
NHTSA recall 18V038000 (Mazda campaign 2218A) was reported by Mazda North American Operations on January 16, 2018, with 2,205 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mazda B-Series Truck for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on January 18, 2018, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 18V038000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 18V038000 (also written 18V-038 or 18V038)
- Filed by
- Mazda North American Operations
- Mazda campaign number
- 2218A
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,205 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal — Driver Side — Inflator Module
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 60.01% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V038000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Mazda
Mazda B-Series Truck
- 2006 · Vehicles built August 5, 2005 – November 4, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V038000.
Defect description
Mazda is recalling certain 2006 B-series vehicles. Mazda requests owners NOT TO DRIVE these vehicles until they have been remedied. Upon deployment of the driver side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode. On January 11, 2018, Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) notified NHTSA that they are recalling 160 model year 2006 B-Series vehicles built with driver-side air bags. As of February 9, 2018, Mazda is expanding the recall to a total of 2,205 model year 2006 B-Series vehicles built with driver-side air bags. Upon deployment of the driver side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
Safety consequence
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with sharp metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Manufacturer remedy
Mazda will notify owners instructing them to not drive their vehicles, and dealers will replace the front driver side air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 18, 2018. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 2218A.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 18V038000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.