NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Mazda RX-8 Recalls
The 2007 Mazda RX-8 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 15, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Mazda RX-8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 38
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Mazda RX-8, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2007 Mazda RX-8
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 2004–2006, 2008–2011 RX-8, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V404000
- Reported
- June 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,184
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006, 2008–2009 RX-8, 1 other model
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 2004–2006, 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 2004–2006, 2008 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 2004–2006, 2008 RX-8
2007 Mazda RX-8 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 38 owner complaints about the 2007 Mazda RX-8, the newest on August 9, 2019. Of these, 2 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2007 Mazda RX-8, the component group named most often is the air bags (42%), followed by the power train (24%) and the structure (16%).
3 of the 2007 Mazda RX-8's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2007 Mazda RX-8 owners gave the mileage (29 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags16
- Power Train9
- Structure6
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Steering4
- Electrical System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2007 Mazda RX-8 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 6. 16% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 38 complaints about the 2007 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 2007 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: August 9, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted