NHTSA recall 04V075000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V075000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 1704B |
| Manufacturer | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| Reported | 2004-02-17 |
| Owners notified | 2004-03-05 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION |
| Units potentially affected | 12000 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE HEAT INSULATOR MAY BE CRACKED CAUSING ABNORMAL NOISE.
What can happen
CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE CAN CAUSE THE INSULATOR TO COME OFF AND COULD POSE A HAZARD TO FOLLOWING VEHICLES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEAT INSULATOR. THE RECALL BEGAN MARCH 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
Notes
MAZDA RECALL NO. 1704B.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2004 MAZDA RX-8 | Built 2003-04-10 to 2003-08-29. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 0500406 | 2006-11-16. Service bulletin. MANUAL TRANSMISSION-CLUTCH HARD TO DISENGAGE. *KB |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.