Service bulletin 09-007-14-2878
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10097982 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-04-26 |
| Manufacturer's number | 09-007-14-2878 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2014-01-24 |
| NHTSA component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS |
NHTSA's summary
SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF CONDENSATION/FOG INSIDE THE FRONT OR REAR COMBINATION LIGHTS. THE RECENT NEW MODELS HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH A CLEAR LENS WHICH CAN CAUSE THE SYMPTOM TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LIGHT. THIS CONDENSATION/FOG IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON THAT OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A FAIRLY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE LIGHT HOUSING. IT IS NORMAL FOR VERY SMALL WATER DROPS TO APPEAR IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS ON THE LIGHT UNITS WHERE THE AIR IS STAGNANT (CONDENSATION), MAKING THE LENS LOOK WHITISH (FOG). THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN THE CORNERS AND NARROW SPACES, AND WILL TYPICALLY CLEAR DURING WARMER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, OR WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME. EXPLAIN TO THE CUSTOMER THAT THIS IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON AND NOT A QUALITY DEFECT. DO NOT ATTEMPT REPAIRS AS THIS IS CONSIDERED NORMAL, AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACING THE LIGHT UNIT WILL NOT CORRECT THIS SYMPTOM.
The document
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Components
Lighting
| MAZDA CX-5 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
|---|---|
| MAZDA CX-7 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| MAZDA CX-9 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| MAZDA MAZDA2 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| MAZDA MAZDA3 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| MAZDA MAZDA5 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| MAZDA MAZDA6 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| MAZDA MX-5 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| MAZDA RX-8 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2009232 | 2009-08-10. Lights And Instruments |
|---|---|
| 03V206000 | 2003-06-05. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| SA-010-23 | 2023-03-03. Service bulletin. Some customers may experience one or more electrical malfunctions after a vehicle body repair. The newly painted fender stay (2) may be causing a poor front harness (1) ground connection. |
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| 0901416 | 2022-06-06. Service bulletin. White Milky stains on inner surface of headlight lens |
| 0900316 | 2022-06-06. Service bulletin. Condensation/Fog in front and rear combination lights |
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| SA-036-21 | 2021-06-03. Service bulletin. Some vehicles may have one of the following DTCs stored in memory along with a system status notice on the Multi-information display OR display a system status notice with no DTC: C1001:92 - Forward sensing camera (FSC) poor field of view [Gen 6 vehicles], B14F0:92 - General temporary failure in forward sensing camera (FSC) [Gen 7 vehicles build on or before March 2, 2019], No DTC - Gen 7 vehicles built after March 2, 2019, DTC C1001:92 or B14F0:92 set as a past record for low visibility of the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC). It does not mean there is an actual FSC defect. In some cases the customer may have a concern with the Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) and/or High Beam Control system (HBC). In other cases this DTC might be found without a related customer concern. |
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| 09-001-17 | 2021-01-25. Service bulletin. Excessive condensation or water within the headlamp assembly caustion. |
| SA-057-19 | 2019-12-21. Service bulletin. SERVICE CAUTION FOR REAR GLASS REPLACEMENT. Some vehicles may exhibit a water leak through a crack beneath the high mount stop light on the lift gate after rear glass replacement. |
| 09-038-19-3596 | 2019-11-21. Service bulletin. Some customers may complain that the headlights are not as bright as they had previously been. This is caused by a dulled headlight reflector in the front combination light. To correct this issue, a service part reflector (internal part for discharge type front combination light) has been established instead of having to replace the whole front combination light. |
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