# Service bulletin 09\-016\-24

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: 10252372
- Published by NHTSA: 2024\-04\-02
- Manufacturer's number: 09\-016\-24
- Manufacturer's date: 2024\-03\-14
- NHTSA component: SEATS

## NHTSA's summary

Some vehicles may exhibit scratches \(1\) on the rear of the seat back bar garnish \(2\) from contact with the convertible top \(3\).

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-10252372-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-10252372-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Seats

## Vehicles listed

- 2016 to 2018 MAZDA MX\-5
- 2020 to 2024 MAZDA MX\-5

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [09\-020\-26](/bulletins/11034437.md), 2026-07-03, Service bulletin: SEATS; STRUCTURE:BODY; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. DESCRIPTION Some vehicles may exhibit scratches \(1\) on the rear of the seat back bar garnish \(2\) from contact with the convertible top \(3\). Due to assembly variations, the clearance between the seat back bar garnish and the convertible top is too small on some vehicles. REPAIR PROCEDURE 6. Install the seat back crossmember assembly from the vehicle according to the instructions on MGSS online or the Workshop Manual \(section 09\-10 SEAT BACK CROSSMEMBER ASSEMBLY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION\). 7. Reinstall the rear seat back bar garnish while twisting the garnish so that the garnish can be kept closer to the seat back bar and away from the convertible top \(for both left and right sides\).
- [09\-001\-26](/bulletins/11028095.md), 2026-02-03, Service bulletin: SEATS. There are wrinkles on the leather seat cushion and/or seat back surface at PDI, when new vehicle is delivered, or when new upholstery is installed under Warranty repair. NOTE: This repair is not a permanent fix, it is meant to make new seats look their best when the vehicle is first presented to the customer. Wrinkles may not be completely removed after the repair is completed. Leather is a natural material and may develop some wrinkles due to aging and wear during normal usage.
- [09\-036\-24](/bulletins/11005551.md), 2024-08-02, Service bulletin: SEATS. At PDI or when new vehicle is delivered, some customers may complain about wrinkles on the leather seat cushion and/or seat back surface. NOTE: This repair is not a permanent fix, it is meant to make new seats look their best when the vehicle is first presented to the customer. • Wrinkles may not be completely removed after the repair is completed. • Leather is a natural material and may develop some wrinkles due to aging and wear during normal useage.
- [09\-007\-23c](/bulletins/10246133.md), 2023-12-05, Service bulletin: SEATS. 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\-007\-23b](/bulletins/10238668.md), 2023-07-05, Service bulletin: SEATS. 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\-007\-23a](/bulletins/10235415.md), 2023-05-03, Service bulletin: SEATS. 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\-017\-23](/bulletins/10233698.md), 2023-04-04, Service bulletin: SEATS; STRUCTURE. Some vehicles may exhibit scratches \(1\) on the rear of the seat back bar garnish \(2\) from contact with the convertible top. Due to assembly variations, the clearance between the seat back bar garnish and the convertible top is too small on some vehicles.
- [09\-007\-23](/bulletins/10232402.md), 2023-03-04, Service bulletin: SEATS. 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\-012\-22](/bulletins/10210933.md), 2022-05-05, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; SEATS. 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\-016\-16\-3158](/bulletins/10185905.md), 2021-01-28, Service bulletin: SEATS. 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.

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