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Service bulletin SB-01-016-13

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 id10052813
Published by NHTSA2013-09-18
Manufacturer's numberSB-01-016-13
Manufacturer's date2013-06-19
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

MAZDA: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE HANDLING PROCEDURES OF THE HELOOP BATTERY AND SOFTWARE UNDER DEVELOPMENT. MODEL 2014 MAZDA6. *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

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
MAZDA MAZDA62014

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

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