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Service bulletin 09-022-26

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 id11035599
Published by NHTSA2026-08-04
Manufacturer's number09-022-26
Manufacturer's date2026-07-29
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY/WIPER
Manufacturer's systemRear Window Defroster

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin supersedes the previously issued bulletin(s) listed below. The changes are noted in Red text. 09-042/04 12/10/04 DESCRIPTION Some vehicles may exhibit inoperative electric rear window defroster grid lines, integral antenna concerns causing radio reception issues or terminal tabs pulled from the rear window glass. Follow the diagnostic and repair procedures included in this service information to inspect and service rear defroster grid lines, integral antenna concerns or broken terminal tabs.

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

Electrical system, Glass, wipers and mirrors, Wipers and washers

Vehicles listed
MAZDA 6262002
MAZDA 6262003
MAZDA MAZDA32004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
MAZDA MAZDA62003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
MAZDA MILLENIA2002
MAZDA MPV2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
MAZDA MX-5 MIATA2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MAZDA PROTEGE2002, 2003
MAZDA PROTEGE 52002, 2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MAZDA RX-82004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
MAZDA TRIBUTE2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
MAZDA TRIBUTE2007
MAZDA TRIBUTE2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
11V3290002011-06-15. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
05V5250002005-11-17. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
MT-011-172017-08-10. Service bulletin. Some vehicles may experience intermittent non-operation of the windshield wipers. The wiper motor cover (A) may have been discarded during a previous repair. The missing wiper motor cover (A) may allow elements to contaminate the wiper motor (B) and cause an intermittent open circuit.
09002082008-03-06. Service bulletin. WINDSHIELD WIPER CHATTER / NOISE - DRIVER SIDE ONLY -- APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT ONLY ON APRIL 14, 2007. *NJ
09022062006-07-25. Service bulletin. UNUSUAL NOISE FROM FRONT WIPER LINK. *TT
09030042004-09-29. Service bulletin. FRONT WIPERS DO NOT WIPE WELL. *TT