Service bulletin 01-003-08

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10026025
Published by NHTSA	2008-09-25
Manufacturer's number	01-003-08
Manufacturer's date	2008-07-30
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

MAZDA: ENGINE STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. *PE

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

Engine

Vehicles listed
MAZDA MAZDA3	2004, 2005
MAZDA MAZDA5	2006, 2007
MAZDA MAZDA6	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
05V412000	2005-09-19. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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