NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Mazda RX-8 Recalls
The 2004 Mazda RX-8 has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Mazda RX-8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 490
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
10 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Mazda RX-8, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2004 Mazda RX-8
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V781000
- Reported
- October 31, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,006
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V402000
- Reported
- June 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,591
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2011 RX-8, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V474000
- Reported
- July 26, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,992
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008 RX-8, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 17V354000
- Reported
- June 1, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,447
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008 RX-8
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 17V355000
- Reported
- June 1, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35,332
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Mazda RX-8
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 16V793000
- Reported
- October 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,447
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008 RX-8
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 05V325000
- Reported
- July 20, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Mazda RX-8
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 05V317000
- Reported
- July 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 52,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005 RX-8
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 04V074000
- Reported
- February 17, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 29,300
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Mazda RX-8
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 04V075000
- Reported
- February 17, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,000
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Mazda RX-8
2004 Mazda RX-8 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 490 owner complaints about the 2004 Mazda RX-8, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (3%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Mazda RX-8, the component group named most often is the power train (31%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (22%) and the steering (16%).
1 of the 2004 Mazda RX-8's 10 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2004 Mazda RX-8 owners gave the mileage (399 complaints), the median was 67,900 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train154
- Engine And Engine Cooling106
- Steering80
- Air Bags50
- Electrical System33
- Engine33
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 19 | |
| 2006 | 17 | |
| 2007 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 31 | |
| 2009 | 71 | |
| 2010 | 94 | |
| 2011 | 32 | |
| 2012 | 35 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 19 | |
| 2015 | 35 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 25 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2004 Mazda RX-8 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 94. 16% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 490 complaints about the 2004 Mazda RX-8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda RX-8 by model year
Other 2004 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted