The 1986 Mazda Rx7 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 17,850 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
IN AREAS OF HEAVY USAGE, ROAD SALT MAY ACCUMULATE AT SURFACES OF COMPONENTS OF FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS.
THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE DISC PAD LINER CORROSIONTHAT WOULD PREVENT FREE MOVEMENT OF DISC PADS RESULTING IN INEFFECTIVE BRAKINGOF THE FRONT BRAKES.
REPAIR FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS TO PREVENT ROAD SALT ACCUMULATION.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Pulsation damper failure leaking fuel all over the hot exhaust that the heat caught my engine on fire! Overheated and damaged injector connecters due to fire burning them. Injectors them self : burnt. Total damage : near $1058. *tr”
“Pulsation damper failure leaking fuel all over the hot exhaust that the heat caught my engine on fire! Overheated and damaged injector connecters due to fire burning them. Injectors them self : burnt. Total damage : near $1058. *tr”
“Recently purchased the car with a rebuilt motor, but several old parts were not replaced. Occasionally gas fumes enter the passenger compartment. Looking at the placement of the fuel pulsation dampner, once it leaks it will drip unburned fuel directly onto the motor, resulting in an engine fire. I…”
“Fuel injection pulsation dampener began leaking. Due to it being located over the lower intake manifold which is right over the exhaust manifold when it leaks fuel runs down the lower intake manifold and onto the exhaust manifold. When the car is running the exhaust manifold is extremely hot and…”
“The car is a daily driver and has never been driven beyond the avg daily abuse. One day I return home and in the driveway the car stals and I start it again and it staled again, upon opening the hood I"m greeted with a bbq size fire on the intake manifold. I put it out with water and let it cool,…”
“Faulty ooulsation dampner.. Caused engine fire.. Aproximate repaire over 1000 and that with using used wiring harness.*ak”
“While driving engine caught on fire due to a defective fuel line.(phone ext 516). Tt”
“Bearings in jack came out while jacking up car, causing a loud snapping noise/car to fall down. *sd”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1986 Mazda Rx7 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.