# NHTSA recall 17V355000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 17V355000
- Manufacturer's number: 1117E
- Manufacturer: Mazda North American Operations
- Reported: 2017\-06\-01
- Owners notified: 2017\-07\-31
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- Units potentially affected: 35332

## What is wrong

Mazda North American Operations \(Mazda\) is recalling certain 2004 Mazda RX\-8 vehicles.  The ball joint socket on the front suspension lower control arm may crack and the ball joint may separate from the socket.


## What can happen

If the ball joint separates, steering control may be lost, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front lower control arms, free of charge. The recall began on July 31, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1\-800\-222\-5500.  Mazda's number for this recall is 1117E.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-01\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 35332
- Reported remedied: 8423 \(23%\)
- Reported unreachable: 3186
- Reported removed: 143

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2004 MAZDA RX\-8](/makes/mazda/rx-8/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-04\-10 to 2004\-05\-07.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [02\-005\-08](/bulletins/10026065.md), 2008-09-27, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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