1990 Mazda RX-7: raw data

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vehicle1990 / mazda / rx-7
known issues4 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints30 on file (1995-08-18 → 2015-07-21)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Automatic shoulder belt retractor failureSEAT BELTS9 complaints1996-09 → 1999-01rx-7-1990-shoulder-belt-retractor
  • 804598 THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT EXTEND FROM RETRACTORS. THE ACTIVE SEAT BELT STOPPED HALF WAY BETWEEN THE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED POSITION
  • 508234 MOTORIZED SEAT BELT CABLE SNAPPED AND BELT CONNECTOR FROZE AT A POINT BEHIND DRIVER
  • 833573 SHOULDER BELTS BROKE TO THE POINT WERE THEY DON'T RETRACT, AND ARE LAYING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE
Shoulder belt recall 96V173000 repair disputesSEAT BELTS9 complaints1997-02 → 2015-07rx-7-1990-belt-recall-96v173000
  • 10053782 DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RECALL 96V173000
  • 843583 BEEN INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR SEAT BELTS
  • 808673 SYCAMORE FORD MAZDA SAID THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE RECALL AND MAZDA MANUFACTURER SAID THE CONSUMER IS NOT INCLUDED, BUT HE RECEIVED NOTICE AND HIS SHOULDER BELT IS BROKEN
ABS unit brake fluid leakSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2 complaints2000-01 → 2000-11rx-7-1990-abs-unit-fluid-leak
  • 717889 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE UNIT LEAKING BRAKE FLUID
  • 735719 THE ABS HAS NOT FAILED, BUT IT LEAKS PROFUSLY. I NEED TO REPLACE ABOUT 1 OZ OF BRAKE FLUID PER WEEK
Fuel rail pulsation damper failureFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2 complaints2002-07 → 2005-10rx-7-1990-fuel-rail-pulsation-damper
  • 10138372 UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE PULSATION DAMENER ON THE PRIMARY FUEL RAIL FAILED, SPRAYING FUEL OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE BAY, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE OF THE COMPARTMENT, WHICH WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED VIA HANDHELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER
  • 764067 PUSATION DAMPNER ON PRIMARY FUEL DELIVERY RAIL DIAPHRAM FAILURE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
301995-08-182015-07-2102SEAT BELTS:19; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:4; FUEL SYSTEM:2; GASOLINE:2; SERVICE BRAKES:2

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1990 Mazda RX-7 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/mazda/rx-7
@misc{wrenchpro_1990_mazda_rx_7_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1990 Mazda RX-7},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/mazda/rx-7}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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