B1018: owner reports and bulletins
Got B1018 on your scanner? Tell the mechanic your year, make, model and any symptoms and you'll get the likely cause and what to check first. Ask about this code.
What owners report to NHTSA
79 complaints filed with NHTSA mention B1018, 74 of them since 2015, across 13 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: air bags.
Most-reported models
| Vehicle | Complaints | Model years reported |
|---|---|---|
| NISSAN ROGUE | 16 | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
| INFINITI G37 | 16 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| NISSAN LEAF | 14 | 2011, 2012 |
| NISSAN MURANO | 12 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| NISSAN ALTIMA | 5 | 2008, 2009, 2012 |
| NISSAN MAXIMA | 4 | 2008, 2009, 2014 |
| INFINITI G35 | 4 | 2008 |
Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.