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Service bulletins for the 2011 Mazda RX-8

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

190 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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MTI_10342017-02-10. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES HVAC HEATER/DEFROSTER OPERATING TIPS USING MODE SELECTOR DIAL. THIS INCLUDES THE USE OF INTERMEDIATE POSITIONS.
02-009-16-31552017-02-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER MORE THAN 3° EVEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A FLAT ROAD.
SA2852016-12-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, AN INCREASING NUMBER OF IPHONE SE EARLY ADOPTERS HAVE REPORTED AUDIO ISSUES WITH BLUETOOTH PHONE CALLS WHEN THE SMARTPHONE IS PAIRED WITH A VEHICLE OR WIRELESS HEADSET. THE ISSUE EXTENDS TO GPS VOICE NAVIGATION FOR SOME, BUT STREAMING MUSIC OVER BLUETOOTH APPEARS TO BE UNAFFECTED. SPECIFICALLY, DOZENS OF USERS IN THE APPLE SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AND MACRUMORS DISCUSSION FORUMS CLAIM TO BE EXPERIENCING DISTORTED, STATICKY, OR INAUDIBLE PHONE CALLS WHEN USING AN IPHONE SE. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT, AND THE CUSTOMER HAS A NEW IPHONE SE, DO NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS ON THE VEHICLE. EXPLAIN TO THE CUSTOMER THAT THE IPHONE MAY BE THE PROBLEM. HAVE THE CUSTOMER VISIT THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.MACRUMORS.COM/2016/04/11/IPHONE-SE-BLUETOOTH-PHONE-CALL-AUDIO-ISSUES/
SA3272016-12-02. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. TAKATA RECALLS GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSE: THIS PAGE WAS CREATED TO ASSIST WITH HANDLING TAKATA AIR BAG RECALLS. PROCESSES: PLEASE USE THESE PROCESS FLOWCHARTS TO PROPERLY HANDLE VEHICLES SUBJECT TO THE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. RECALL 8215F & 9416E PRELIMINARY PARTS PROCESS RECALL 9516E & 9616E PRELIMINARY PARTS PROCESS GENERAL INFORMATION: THE LINKS BELOW CONTAIN THE LATEST TAKATA RECALLS INFORMATION. THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE UPDATED AS RECALL CONDITIONS CHANGE.
SA2342016-12-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. IDS UPDATE 101.00 AND 101.02 IS NOW AVAILABLE ON MS3 UNDER THE "IDS/INFOTAINMENT" TAB.
1080M2016-12-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. IF AN ENGINE ASSEMBLY IS REPLACED AFTER A CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE, CLEAN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INTERNALLY BEFORE INSTALLING A REPLACEMENT ENGINE ASSEMBLY. IF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS NOT CLEANED PROPERLY, THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE MAY FAIL PREMATURELY.METALLIC DEBRIS FROM THE OLD ENGINE (WITH CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE) MAY REST INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. WHEN THE NEW ENGINE ASSEMBLY IS INSTALLED, DEBRIS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WILL BE INGESTED INTO THE NEW ENGINE AND CAUSE INTERNAL DAMAGE.CLEAN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INTERNALLY TO REMOVE ANY DEBRIS FROM OLD ENGINE BEFORE INSTALLING THE NEW REPLACEMENT ENGINE ASSEMBLY.IF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CANNOT BE PROPERLY CLEANED INTERNALLY, REPLACE IT
09-009/162016-07-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. HANDS-FREE BLUETOOTH MODULE AND/OR TEXT MESSAGING TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE AND/OR TEXT MESSAGING RELATED CONCERNS. TO IMPROVE THEHANDLING OF BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE AND/OR TEXT MESSAGING CUSTOMER CONCERNS, MAZDA CREATED A SPECIAL SERVICE AND PARTS EXCHANGE PROGRAM AS OF FEBRUARY 2010. CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING RELATED CONCERNS SHOULD HAVE THEIR VEHICLE AND/OR DEVICE INSPECTED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE.
RF-14-112016-04-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
02-004-142016-03-16. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-08-001-132014-02-26. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. MAZDA: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATION OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEACTIVATION (PAD). *PE
SB-09-003-132013-06-19. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES. MAZDA: ON VARIOUS MODEL YEARS AND MODEL VEHICLES, THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION OR WATER WITHIN AND SHOULD BE CHECKED AND REPLACED, IF NECESSARY FOR CORRECT INSTALLATION. *PE
SB-09-005-132013-06-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. MAZDA: ON SOME VEHICLES, TO AVOID POTENTIAL INTERFERENCE OF FOOT PLACED ON PEDALS, INFORMATION IS PROVIDED REGARDING PROPER USE, AND PLACEMENT, OF DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT. VARIOUS MODELS AND MODEL YEARS. *PE
04-002-122012-05-16. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK. MAZDA: CLUNK/BANG NOISE DURING FIRST FORWARD MOVEMENT AFTER SITTING. THIS IS A NORMAL OPERATING NOISE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS). DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY REPAIRS. ALSO INCLUDED MODEL CX-5 YEAR 2013; MODEL CX-9 YEARS 2012-2013; MODEL MIATA YEARS 2006-2013; MODEL MX-5 2006-2013; MODEL MAZDA2 2011-2013; MODEL MAZDA3 YEAR 2007-2013; MODEL MAZDA5 2006-2010/ 2012-2013. *JS
09-005-112011-06-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. MAZDA: THERE IS POSSIBLE EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION OR WATER INSIDE THE HEADLAMP UNIT ON MANY MAZDA MODELS. *RM
SB-09-057-102011-06-02. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. MAZDA: THERE IS CONDENSATION AND FOG IN THE FRONT AND REAR COMBINATION LIGHTS. *RM

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.