RX-8 Control Arm/Ball Joint Problems RECALL
07-21-2005, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by RosenthalMazda
My information says the control arms in question were installed thru 11/05/04, VIN -148788
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07-21-2005, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by rev-2-9k
so i called my dealer up and read them all the pertinent info on the recall. they say i have to wait till they learn about the problem.
07-21-2005, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by PUR NRG
Can you confirm the VIN range is from 100001-148788? My VIN is 10034XX and according to MNAO my vehicle doesn't show up as part of this recall. It does show up as part of the fuel tank recall though. Maybe the recall is too new and it hasn't been processed through the computers yet?
And it will be on my site once the bulletin is posted.
As to your other question, all I can say is the used part number "X" up until the previously posted VIN & production date. My experience in the past says give or take a few.
07-21-2005, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by zoom44
hahaha so that's why you posted out here in the forums instead of just on your site!!!
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DDI always try to steer them towards warranty but someone always just has to have them NOW!!
God love them.
07-22-2005, 07:07 AM
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this really sucks, I have an autocross on 08-07, and a two day tracke vent from 08/13-08/14, the track day is paid for already. this issue makes me nervous, even when I don't want to be. 
07-22-2005, 10:05 AM
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07-22-2005, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by brothervoodoo
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07-22-2005, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by rx8cited
brothervoodoo, I got the same mumbo jumbo ........
07-22-2005, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by olddragger
well damn. I have an early build 04(built 7/03) and the racing beat sways with the bigger end links. I wonder how Mazda is going to react to that.
07-22-2005, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by valpac
They probably will not drill out your new control arms to acccomodate the new endlinks (Liability issue). You may have to provide the stock swaybar and links to them so they can restore your front end to stock condition. You will probably have to re-install the RB parts after the recall work. Just a guess.
07-22-2005, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by trhoads
this really sucks, I have an autocross on 08-07, and a two day tracke vent from 08/13-08/14, the track day is paid for already. this issue makes me nervous, even when I don't want to be.
you probably have a better chance of being killed by a falling coconut like ~1,000 people a year do
07-22-2005, 04:25 PM
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Is that a picture of a damaged control arm or simply a picture of one? I can't tell.
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07-22-2005, 07:18 PM
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Got a translation of the text on the diagram, thanks to a friend who works for .. Toyota! 
Not really anything we didn't already know. No clipping apexes on the track for a while!
The material of the lower control arm has a problem. If the car cornered aggressively (the Japanese wording apparently mentioned "circuit driving") and hits a bump (his example was an apex curbing) the arm surrounding the ball joint can crack in the area circled. This can, in a worst case, allow the joint to come apart. Dealers are instructed to check the lot number on the control arms and replace all covered parts.
Not really anything we didn't already know. No clipping apexes on the track for a while!The material of the lower control arm has a problem. If the car cornered aggressively (the Japanese wording apparently mentioned "circuit driving") and hits a bump (his example was an apex curbing) the arm surrounding the ball joint can crack in the area circled. This can, in a worst case, allow the joint to come apart. Dealers are instructed to check the lot number on the control arms and replace all covered parts.