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Mazda RX-8 2004–2006technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0500406 · NHTSA communication 10020557 · issued Oct 6, 2006

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2004–2006
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Manual transmission-clutch hard to disengage. *kb

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.