2009 Mazda RX-8

The 2009 Mazda RX-8 has 4 recalls, the most serious being a passenger-side airbag inflator that can explode and send metal fragments into the cabin, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

The airbag concern spans multiple filings, including one specifically targeting vehicles that went through a prior recall repair but were never actually fixed. Across all affected vehicles, the core danger is the same: the passenger frontal airbag inflator can rupture violently rather than deploy cleanly, turning the inflator itself into a source of sharp metal shrapnel. There is also a fuel system recall covering the same model years: the fuel pump mounting rings can develop a leak, and any fuel escaping near a heat or ignition source raises the risk of a fire under the vehicle.