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Mazda RX-8 2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 04 · NHTSA communication 10016859 · issued Nov 8, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2004
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service program msp 04 campaign to reflash the power control module due to vehicles failing to start in cold ambient temperatures or hard to start after short distance driving when the engine does not reach normal operating temperature. *tt

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.