NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Mazda RX-8 Recalls
The 2009 Mazda RX-8 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Mazda RX-8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 8
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Mazda RX-8, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2009 Mazda RX-8
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 21V744000
- Reported
- September 24, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,891
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 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 2004–2008, 2010–2011 RX-8, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V403000
- Reported
- June 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 237
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2010 RX-8
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 2005–2008 RX-8, 1 other model
2009 Mazda RX-8 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 8 owner complaints about the 2009 Mazda RX-8, the newest on January 7, 2020.
In complaints about the 2009 Mazda RX-8, the component group named most often is the power train (38%), followed by the vehicle speed control (38%) and the fuel/propulsion system (25%).
None of the 2009 Mazda RX-8's 4 recalls concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train3
- Vehicle Speed Control3
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Structure1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Mazda RX-8 peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 2. 50% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 8 complaints about the 2009 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 2009 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: September 24, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted