NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Mazda RX-8 Recalls
The 2011 Mazda RX-8 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Mazda RX-8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 4
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2011 Mazda RX-8, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2011 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 2009–2010 RX-8
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V488000
- Reported
- June 24, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 211
- 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
- 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 2004–2010 RX-8, 2 other models
2011 Mazda RX-8 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2011 Mazda RX-8, the newest on July 11, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (25%) and 2 a fire.
In complaints about the 2011 Mazda RX-8, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (25%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (25%) and the suspension (25%).
1 of the 2011 Mazda RX-8's 3 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline1
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
- Suspension1
- Unknown Or Other1
- Visibility/Wiper1
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 Mazda RX-8 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 2. 25% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 4 complaints about the 2011 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 2011 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: July 11, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted