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Service bulletin 06012004

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10013952
Published by NHTSA2005-04-27
Manufacturer's number06012004
Manufacturer's date2004-06-01
NHTSA componentWHEELS

NHTSA's summary

CLICKING NOISE FROM REAR WHEELS. *JB

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Wheels

Vehicles listed
MAZDA RX-82004

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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