Mazda RX-8 Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns covering at least one Mazda RX-8 model year (2004–2011). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Mazda RX-8 recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 2004–2011
Campaign	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
21V744000 Fuel pump	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered
19V781000 Air bag	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
19V488000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered
18V402000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
18V404000 Air bag	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered
18V403000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered
17V474000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
17V354000 Fuel pump	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
17V355000 Suspension	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
16V793000 Fuel pump	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
05V325000 Suspension	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
05V317000 Engine	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
04V074000 Air bag	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
04V075000 Power train	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 14 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2009, 2010, 2011 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 21V744000 Filed Sep 24, 2021

Fuel May Leak From Fuel Pump Mounting Rings

Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump

23.6% repairedof 13,891 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 21V744000

Listed for 2004 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means

Recall 19V781000 Filed Oct 31, 2019

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

37.8% repairedof 47,006 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V781000

Listed for 2010, 2011 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means

Recall 19V488000 Filed Jun 24, 2019

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

41.9% repairedof 211 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V488000

Listed for 2004–2011 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means

Recall 18V402000 Filed Jun 15, 2018

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

9.5% repairedof 308,591 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 18V402000

Listed for 2005–2009 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means

Recall 18V404000 Filed Jun 15, 2018

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

11.2% repairedof 4,184 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 18V404000

Listed for 2009, 2010 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means

Recall 18V403000 Filed Jun 15, 2018

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

23.4% repairedof 237 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 18V403000

Listed for 2004–2008 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means

Recall 17V474000 Filed Jul 26, 2017

Driver's Frontal Air Bag May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

13.8% repairedof 308,992 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 17V474000

Listed for 2004–2008 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 17V354000 Filed Jun 1, 2017

Fuel Pump Pipe May Crack or Leak

Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump

28.1% repairedof 69,447 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 17V354000

Listed for 2004 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 17V355000 Filed Jun 1, 2017

Ball Joint may Separate from Control Arm

Suspension · front · control arm · lower arm

23.9% repairedof 35,332 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 17V355000

Listed for 2004–2008 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 16V793000 Filed Oct 31, 2016

Fuel Pump Sealing Rings may Leak Fuel

Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump

31.2% repairedof 69,447 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V793000

Listed for 2004 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 05V325000 Filed Jul 20, 2005

LOWER SUSPENSION ARMS

Suspension · front · control arm · lower ball joint

Repair progress not yet reported27,800 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 05V325000

Listed for 2004, 2005 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 05V317000 Filed Jul 7, 2005

THERMAL DAMAGE/HIGH ENGINE RPMS

Engine and engine cooling

Repair progress not yet reported52,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 05V317000

Listed for 2004 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 04V074000 Filed Feb 17, 2004

MAZDA/AIR BAG

Air bags · frontal

Repair progress not yet reported29,300 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 04V074000

Listed for 2004 Mazda RX-8. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 04V075000 Filed Feb 17, 2004

MAZDA/TRANSMISSION HEAT INSULATOR CRACKS

Power train · manual transmission

Repair progress not yet reported12,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 04V075000

Where to next

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How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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