Service bulletin SA-020-18

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	10142529
Published by NHTSA	2018-07-02
Manufacturer's number	SA-020-18
Manufacturer's date	2018-05-23
NHTSA component	SEATS

NHTSA's summary

Some customers may complain that the center of the driver and/or passenger side seat bottom(s) are loose/lifting, as shown below. NOTE: Not all vehicles will have the same color leather seats or have the same amount of looseness/lifting.

The document

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Components

Seats

Vehicles listed
MAZDA CX-5	2018

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

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09-007-20-3674a	2021-01-05. Service bulletin. At PDI or when new vehicle is delivered, some customers may complain about wrinkles on the leather seat cushion and/or seat back surface. Customers having this concern should have their vehicle repaired by a qualified upholstery repair specialist using the following repair procedure.
09-007-20-3674	2020-01-30. Service bulletin. At PDI or when new vehicle is delivered, some customers may complain about wrinkles on the leather seat cushion and/or seat back surface. Customers having this concern should have their vehicle repaired by a qualified upholstery repair specialist using the following repair procedure.
09-002-20-3667	2020-01-23. Service bulletin. Some customer may complain of warping on the driver and/or passenger side seat cushion trim, which may cause poor appearance complaints. This is caused by a gap between the leather seat surface and the seat cushion pad due to insufficient tension on the seat trim. To eliminate this concern, a non-woven fabric has been attached to the backside of the seat trim to increase tension.
09-020-19-3524a	2019-08-15. Service bulletin. Some customer may complain of warping on the driver and/or passenger side seat cushion trim, which may cause poor appearance complaints. This is caused by a gap between the leather seat surface and the seat cushion pad due to insufficient tension on the seat trim. To eliminate this concern, a non-woven fabric has been attached to the backside of the seat trim to increase tension.
09-020-19-3524	2019-05-03. Service bulletin. Some customer may complain of warping on the driver seat cushion trim, which may cause poor appearance complaints. This is caused by a gap between the leather seat surface and the seat cushion pad due to insufficient tension on the seat trim. To eliminate this concern, a non-woven fabric has been attached to the backside of the seat trim to increase tension.
09-006-19-3563	2019-02-19. Service bulletin. At PDI or when new vehicle is delivered, some customers may complain about wrinkles on the leather seat cushion and/or seat back surface.
09-015-18-3445a	2018-11-13. Service bulletin. At PDI or when new vehicle is delivered, some customers may complain about wrinkles on the leather seat cushion and/or seat back surface. Customers having this concern should have their vehicle repaired by a qualified upholstery repair specialist using the following repair procedure.
SA-020-18	2018-05-14. Service bulletin. Some customers may complain that the center of the driver and/or passenger side seat bottom(s) are loose/lifting, as shown below. NOTE: Not all vehicles will have the same color leather seats or have the same amount of looseness/lifting.
09-016-18-3428	2018-04-23. Service bulletin. Some customers may complain that the driver's seat does not automatically move to the programmed position when unlocking the driver's door with the remote transmitter unlock button (1), unless the button is pressed repeatedly (more than two times). NOTE: The symptom occurs when the instrument cluster is in sleep mode. Sleep mode occurs when ten (10) minutes or more have passed after the doors are locked with the remote transmitter or request switch.