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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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1066M2017-02-22. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE AUTO-DIMMING MIRROR. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE FRONT AND/OR REAR LIGHT SENSOR(S) (E.G. HANGING A PARKING PERMIT FROM THE MIRROR). USE A SOFT CLOTH WITH MILD DETERGENT TO CLEAN THE MIRROR. HARSH DETERGENT MAY DAMAGE THE FRONT AND/OR REAR LIGHT SENSOR(S).
1102M2017-02-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. WORKSHOP MANUAL EVAP SYSTEM LEAK INSPECTION USING THE M-MDS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR SOME MODELS. INSTEAD, THE WORKSHOP MANUAL EVAP SYSTEM LEAK INSPECTION USING EVAP LEAK TESTER WILL BE USED TO TROUBLESHOOT EVAP SYSTEM LEAKS.
RF-16-032017-02-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THE 2016 CX-9 WITH THE SKYACTIV®-G 2.5T ENGINE REQUIRES A UNIQUE OIL FILTER (PY8W-14-302) WHICH IS NOT INTERCHANGEABLE WITH OTHER SKYACTIV® OIL FILTERS. THE UNIQUE OIL FILTER CAN BE IDENTIFIED WITH TWO WHITE BANDS AS SHOWN BELOW.
09-016-16-3158A2017-02-17. 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.THIS SERVICE BULLETIN IS ONLY FOR SUBLET REPAIR. A QUALIFIED UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SPECIALIST IS REQUIRED FOR THIS REPAIR PROCEDURE. PLEASE PRINT A COPY OF THIS BULLETIN FOR THE UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SPECIALIST.
01-009-16-3172B2017-02-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A ROUGH IDLE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DTC P0015 / P0524 STORED IN MEMORY.•P0015:00 - EXHAUST CMP TIMING OVER-RETARDED•P0524:00 - ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TOO LOWTHIS IS CAUSED BY A DROP IN ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DUE TO A PIECE OF FOREIGN OBJECT STUCK ON THE OIL PUMP PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE OR OIL CONTROL VALVE (OCV). THE TEMPORARY ENTRY OF THE FOREIGN OBJECT TRIGGERS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BUT ROUGH IDLE WILL NOT BE PRODUCED UNTIL A LATER TIME.
09-036-16-31982017-02-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VISIBLE WHITE FELT THROUGH THE GAP BETWEEN THE FRONT DOOR TRIM AND THE DOOR ARM REST, CAUSING POOR APPEARANCE. THIS IS DUE TO A DECREASE OF ADHESIVE FORCE UNDER HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. THE WHITE FELT HAS SHIFTED FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN, THE SHAPE AND THE POSITION OF THE WHITE FELT HAVE BEEN CHANGED.
02-012-16-31812017-02-16. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WARNING LIGHT ON WHEN DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE EVEN IF THE TPMS SYSTEM HAS BEEN PROPERLY INITIALIZED AT THE SPECIFIED TIRE AIR PRESSURE. THE TPMS SYSTEM MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INITIALIZED WHEN THE INITIALIZATION WAS PERFORMED ON CERTAIN TYPES OF ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. THEN, WHEN DRIVEN ON SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES, THE TPMS SYSTEM MAY DETECT IMPROPER TIRE AIR PRESSURE. THE DSC HU/CM CONTROL LOGIC HAS BEEN CHANGED FOR THIS CONCERN.
02-010-16-3170C2017-02-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. 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. (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 STICK-SLIP NOISE IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS. (CX-5 AND MAZDA6). 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)5. FRICTION OF THE LOWER ARM BUSHING HAS BEEN REDUCED BY ADDING A DRY COATING. (CX-5 AND MAZDA6)NOTE:THE PISTON ROD NUT (B) REQUIRES REPLACEMENT.
05-005-16-32182017-02-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE WARNING LIGHT ON WITH ONE OR MORE OF THESE DTCS STORED IN THE TCM MEMORY (P0842, P0847, P0872, P0877, P0780, P1738).•P0842:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 1 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH B) STUCK ON•P0847:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 2 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A) STUCK ON•P0872:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 3 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A) STUCK ON•P0877:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 4 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH B) STUCK ON•P0780:00 - GEAR SHIFTING MALFUNCTION•P1738:00 AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE INTERNAL MALFUNCTIONTHIS IS CAUSED BY THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A AND/OR B AT THE CONTROL VALVE BODY TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY GETTING STUCK DUE TO CONTAMINATION ENTERING THE PASSAGE. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, SOME MASS PRODUCTION CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE CONTAMINATION AND IMPROVE THE DTC DIAGNOSTIC LOGIC.NOTE:IF THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT CONCERN, THIS TSB IS NOT APPLICABLE. REFER TO MS3 ONLINE INSTRUCTIONS OR WORKSHOP MANUAL FOR PROPER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR PROCEDURE.
09-042-16-31782017-02-15. Service bulletin. CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING; CHILD SEAT; CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE THE ANCHORS TO INSTALL AN ISOFIX TYPE OR LATCH SYSTEM TYPE CHILD SEAT ON THE REAR SEAT. THE ISOFIX CONNECTOR(S) (A) OR LATCH SYSTEM TETHER STRAP (C) OF THE CHILD SEAT DOES/DO NOT CATCH THE ANCHOR(S) (B) IN THE VEHICLE. THE ANCHOR(S) IS/ARE OBSTRUCTED BY THE REAR SEAT CUSHION. THE REAR EDGE TRIMMING MATERIAL (D) OF THE REAR SEAT CUSHION IS POSITIONED INCORRECTLY OBSTRUCTING THE ANCHOR(S).
SA2992017-02-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE DTC C1001:92 STORED IN MEMORY. DTC C1001:92 SETS AS A PAST RECORD FOR LOW VISIBILITY OF THE FORWARD SENSING CAMERA (FSC). IT DOES NOT MEAN THERE IS AN ACTUAL FSC DEFECT. IN SOME CASES THE CUSTOMER MAY HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM (LDWS) AND/OR HIGH BEAM CONTROL SYSTEM (HBC). IN OTHER CASES THIS DTC MIGHT BE FOUND WITHOUT A RELATED CUSTOMER CONCERN.
1098M2017-02-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. WHEN REMOVING PARTS FROM A VEHICLE, TAKE CAUTION OF THIS SYMBOL "R". FAILING TO REPLACE THE NON-REUSABLE PART MAY CAUSE A SYSTEM FAILURE.
1096M2017-02-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. IF THE ACTIVE DRIVING DISPLAY (AD-DISP) UNIT REQUIRES REMOVAL, USE CAUTION WHEN DISCONNECTING/CONNECTING THE WIRING HARNESS. IF THE HARNESS IS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY, THE AD-DISP MAY NOT OPERATE.
1095M2017-02-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A BUZZ/RATTLE TYPE NOISE AT 2400 RPM. THE NOISE CAN BE HEARD AT A STOP OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY AN EVAP HOSE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE UNDERBODY.
SA2782017-02-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. AFTER PANDORA V7.0 WAS RELEASED ON MARCH 7TH, THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON VEHICLE WITH MAZDA CONNECT.NAVIGATION VOICE GUIDANCE WILL SKIP AND CUT OUT LOSING MANY WORDS.PANDORA WILL SUDDENLY DISCONNECT AND MAZDA CONNECT WILL REVERT TO THE PREVIOUSLY USED SOURCE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A VEHICLE WITH THESE ISSUES, DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PANDORA APP. HAVE THE CUSTOMER CONTACT PANDORA AT PANDORA-SUPPORT@PANDORA.COM. NOTE: IF THE PANDORA APP WORKS ON THE CUSTOMER'S PHONE, THEY CAN STREAM PANDORA USING BLUETOOTH.
SA2802017-02-14. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WARNING LIGHT IMPROPERLY ILLUMINATES WHEN DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE EVEN IF THE TPMS SYSTEM HAS BEEN PROPERLY INITIALIZED AT THE SPECIFIED TIRE AIR PRESSURE. PLEASE CONTACT THE HOTLINE FOR A COUNTERMEASURE REPAIR IF A VEHICLE ARRIVES WITH THIS ISSUE. A COUNTERMEASURE CONTROL MODULE IS DUE IN JULY FOR THIS CONCERN.
MTI_10312017-02-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A BLURRY REAR VIEW MONITOR DISPLAY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY AN AFTERMARKET ACCESSORY DEVICE
MTI_10342017-02-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES HVAC HEATER/DEFROSTER OPERATING TIPS USING MODE SELECTOR DIAL. THIS INCLUDES THE USE OF INTERMEDIATE POSITIONS.
MTI_10322017-02-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A RATTLE TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A LOOSE SPARE TIRE JACK.
MTI_10312017-02-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A BLURRY REAR VIEW MONITOR DISPLAY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY AN AFTERMARKET ACCESSORY DEVICE.
MTI_11112017-02-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. WHEN INSTALLING A NAVIGATION SD CARD, CONFIRM THAT THE CARD IS UNLOCKED. ALSO, MAZDA DOES NOT RECOMMEND SWAPPING NAVIGATION SYSTEM SD CARDS FROM ONE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER FOR TESTING. IF SWAPPED, THE SD CARD THAT IS INSTALLED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE BECOMES “LINKED” TO THE VIN OF THAT VEHICLE.
MTI_10342017-02-10. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES HVAC HEATER/DEFROSTER OPERATING TIPS USING MODE SELECTOR DIAL. THIS INCLUDES THE USE OF INTERMEDIATE POSITIONS.
15-001-16-31262017-02-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 2 SYMPTOMS, EVEN THOUGH THE WINDSHIELD IS CLEAR. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE FORWARD SENSING CAMERA (FSC) MAY DETECT A DIRTY WINDSHIELD (NOT CLEAR).OTE FOR CUSTOMER: THE FSC MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY UNDER THE CONDITIONS:•THE WINDSHIELD IS NOT CLEAR. •THE FSC LENS IS NOT CLEAR. •DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, DENSE FOG OR SNOW, OR INTO THE SUN. •DRIVING ON A ROAD WITH NO OR BLURRED ROAD LANE MARKINGS. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD BECOMES FOGGY IN THE WINTER TIME OR OTHER COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LDWS/HBC WARN-ING LIGHTS TURN ON, DRIVE WITH THE DEFROSTER ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THIS WILL HELP CLEAR THE FOGGY WINDSHIELD AT THE FSC.
09-020-16-31832017-02-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A FUZZY APPEARANCE (TINY CRACKS) AROUND THE EDGE OF THE ACTIVE DRIVING DISPLAY. REPLACE THE ACTIVE DRIVING DISPLAY.
02-005-16-3152A2017-02-08. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. BEGINNING WITH THE CX-5 AND MAZDA6 MODELS, GRIP TYPE FRONT AND REAR STABILIZER BUSHINGS HAVE BEEN INCORPO-RATED FOR NOISE PREVENTION PURPOSES. IF ANY TYPE OF GREASE OR LUBRICATION IS APPLIED TO THE BUSHINGS, IT MAY CREATE NOISE DUE TO BUSHING SLIPPAGE.

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