NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Mazda RX-8 Recalls
The 2008 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 2008 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
- 17
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 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 2008 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 2004–2007, 2009–2011 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 2005–2007, 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 2004–2007 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 2004–2007 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 2004–2007 RX-8
2008 Mazda RX-8 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 17 owner complaints about the 2008 Mazda RX-8, the newest on March 29, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2008 Mazda RX-8, the component group named most often is the air bags (47%), followed by the steering (24%) and the engine (12%).
3 of the 2008 Mazda RX-8's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Mazda RX-8 owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags8
- Steering4
- Unknown Or Other3
- Engine2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Mazda RX-8 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 6. 0% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 17 complaints about the 2008 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 2008 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: March 29, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted