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Service bulletin 00500R

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 id615637
Published by NHTSA2001-01-26
Manufacturer's number00500R
Manufacturer's date2000-11-20
Replaces0500500
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK BETWEEN THE RADIATOR TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER AND THE RADIATOR TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER FITTING. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK1998, 1999, 2000 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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060120042005-04-27. Service bulletin. PROGRAMMABLE MODULE INSTALLATION. ( 2004 MAZDA B SERIES) *JB
05005032004-02-14. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSION FLUID IN-LINE FILTER KIT - REPEAT REPAIRS OF TRANSMISSION - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
05009022002-10-31. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANMISSION SLIPPING, DELAYED ENGAGEMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0732, P0733 OR P1762. *TT
05004012002-09-28. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DELAY OR SLIPPING 1-2 UPSHIFT DURING LIGHT THROTTLE, VEHICLES BUILT FROM 01-AUG-1999 TO 31-JUL-2000 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *SLC
005002001-04-04. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A TRANSMISSION LEAK BETWEEN THE RADIATOR TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER AND THE RADIATOR TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER FITTING. *JB
001002000-04-11. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING DURING SHIFTS AND / OR DELAYED OR NO TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT OCCURING ON SOME VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TT
004991999-05-04. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING BASE PCM CALIBRATION INFORMATION. *TT
006981999-03-09. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A WHISTLE / HISS NOISE FROM AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT IDLE. *YC