Service bulletin 0700116

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	10213413
Published by NHTSA	2022-06-06
Manufacturer's number	0700116
Manufacturer's date	2016-02-23
NHTSA component	VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

NHTSA's summary

Passenger side footwell area too hot from heat radiated by heater core

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
MAZDA MX-5	2016

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

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