Mazda RX-8 2004–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-01-016-10 · NHTSA communication 10033672 · issued Jun 16, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2004–2010
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mazda: hesitation/idle vibration due to cracked engine mount. On some vehicles with manual transmission may experience deceleration in 3rd gear with engine speed less than 3000 rpm at approx. 30 mph (50km/h), then quickly depressing the accelerator pedal again, a hesitation may occur; on automatic transmission vehicles, when at a stop in d range, excessive engine/body vibration may occur. *pe updated 10/18/10. *pe
Vehicles covered
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.