Mazda RX-8 2004–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 02-005-08 · NHTSA communication 10026065 · issued Oct 22, 2008
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2004–2008
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mazda: noise from front of vehicle/stabilizer control link broken. The plastic insert connecting the stabilizer control link ball joint to the control link may crack and become separated. *pe updated 3/19/09. *pe
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.