Service bulletins for the 2016 Mazda CX-3
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.
658 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 06-002-18-3504 | 2018-10-09. Service bulletin. STEERING; WHEELS. Some vehicles may exhibit a light resistance and/or an unusual noise when turning the steering wheel to the left. This concern may be caused by insufficient lubrication of the gear due to uneven and deteriorated grease. To eliminate this concern, the production process for steering shaft has been modified. |
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| 02-010-18-3477 | 2018-07-02. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Some customers may complain that the steering wheel is off center more than 3° even when driving straight on a flat road. |
| 06-001-17-3307b | 2018-02-26. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Some vehicles may exhibit wear/peel-off of the leather steering wheel surface causing a poor appearance. This concern may be caused by an insufficient wear resistance of the steering wheel surface. |
| 06-001-17-3307a | 2017-10-21. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Some vehicles may exhibit wear/peel-off of the leather steering wheel surface causing a poor appearance.This concern may be caused by an insufficient wear resistance of the steering wheel surface. |
| 02-003-17-3300c | 2017-10-04. Service bulletin. STEERING; SUSPENSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Some vehicles may exhibit a knocking / squeaking noise from the front shock absorber when driving on rough roads and/or when turning the steering wheel while the vehicle is stopped. The noise may be due to: Upper front strut bearing (A) damage. (CX-5 and Mazda6). Squeak type noise between the front strut bearing and coil spring. (CX-3, CX-5 and Mazda6). The bump stopper (C) may be contacting the strut bearing when the front shock absorber is compressed, causing a popping noise. (Mazda6 only). The front lower arm bushing (D) is making a creak type noise in wet road conditions. (CX-5 and Mazda6). |
| 02-003-15-2990A | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. STEERING; SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A KNOCKING / SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS AND/OR WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THE NOISE MAY BE DUE TO: • UPPER FRONT STRUT BEARING (A) DAMAGE. (CX-5 AND MAZDA6) • STICK/SLIP BETWEEN THE FRONT STRUT BEARING AND COIL SPRING. • THE BUMP STOPPER (C) MAY BE CONTACTING THE STRUT BEARING WHEN THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER IS COMPRESSED, CAUSING A POPPING NOISE. (MAZDA6 ONLY) TO ELIMINATE THE NOISE, THE FOLLOWING MASS-PRODUCTION CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE: 1. THE MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE FRONT STRUT BEARING (A) HAS BEEN CHANGED. (CX-5 AND MAZDA6) 2. A PROTECTOR HAS BEEN INSTALLED ONTO THE COIL SPRING. (CX-5 AND MAZDA6) 3. THE SHAPE OF THE BUMP STOPPER (C) WILL BE MODIFIED IN THE FUTURE. (MAZDA6 ONLY) 4. THE SHAPE OF THE COIL SPRING HAS BEEN CHANGED. (CX-3 ONLY) NOTE: THE PISTON ROD NUT (B) REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. |
| 02-009-16-3155 | 2017-05-30. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER MORE THAN 3° EVEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A FLAT ROAD. |
| 06-002-16-3194 | 2017-02-28. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL NOISE FROM AROUND THE DRIVER’S FOOT AREA WHEN REPEATEDLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. A VIBRATION IS FELT AT THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE NOISE OCCURS. THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY A LACK OF GREASE APPLICATION TO THE SPLINES OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AT THE PRODUCTION LINE. THE GREASE APPLICATION PROCESS HAS BEEN IMPROVED. |
| 02-009-16-3155 | 2017-02-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER MORE THAN 3° EVEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A FLAT ROAD. |
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