NHTSA Safety Recalls
Mazda RX-8 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 14 recall campaigns for the Mazda RX-8, across 8 model years from 2004 to 2011. The 2004 has the most (10); the fewest among years with a recall is 2011 (3).
- Model years
- 8
- Recall campaigns
- 14
- Most recalls
- 2004
- Owner complaints
- 784
2004–2011, with a recall
10 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 784 complaints with NHTSA about the Mazda RX-8 across 8 model years; the most, 490, concern the 2004.
Owners marked a crash on 27 of the Mazda RX-8 complaints (3%) and a fire on 15.
Across all Mazda RX-8 model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 234 complaints), then the engine and engine cooling (135).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mazda RX-8 in 2010: 135, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Mazda RX-8 is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 18 model-year listings.
The newest Mazda RX-8 recall, 21V744000, was reported on September 24, 2021 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.
Mazda RX-8 years to avoid
Too few Mazda RX-8 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mazda RX-8 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Mazda RX-8
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE18
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP13
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE5
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT1
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM1
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
Mazda RX-8 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Mazda RX-8 recall campaign (14)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21V744000September 24, 2021 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2009–2011 | fire | 13,891 |
| 19V781000October 31, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2004 | injury and deathdo not drive | 47,006 |
| 19V488000June 24, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2010–2011 | injury and deathdo not drive | 211 |
| 18V402000June 15, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2004–2011 | injury and deathdo not drive | 308,591 |
| 18V403000June 15, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2010 | injury and deathdo not drive | 237 |
| 18V404000June 15, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2005–2009 | injury and deathdo not drive | 4,184 |
| 17V474000July 26, 2017 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2004–2008 | crash, injury and deathdo not drive | 308,992 |
| 17V354000June 1, 2017 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2004–2008 | fire | 69,447 |
| 17V355000June 1, 2017 | suspension: front: control arm: lower arm | 2004 | crash | 35,332 |
| 16V793000October 31, 2016 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2004–2008 | fire | 69,447 |
| 05V325000July 20, 2005 | suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 2004 | crash | 27,800 |
| 05V317000July 7, 2005 | engine and engine cooling | 2004–2005 | fire | 52,000 |
| 04V074000February 17, 2004 | air bags: frontal | 2004 | crash | 29,300 |
| 04V075000February 17, 2004 | power train: manual transmission | 2004 | — | 12,000 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mazda RX-8. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted