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Service bulletins for the 2013 Mazda CX-5

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.

824 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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SA-017-182018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Upgrade your PCs to IDS version 109.00 and 109.01 from the previous version. NOTE: You may see ?Selection not available? on IDS when a selecting ?Programming menu?, 108.07 included a timer extension for Programming menu application that had to be installed before the expiration date of 3/27/18. After the expiration, IDS can?t accept the extension. To correct this, uninstall IDS and re-install IDS 108.00 >IDS 108.07 up-date. Select "Remove Mazda data files and settings" as shown below.
SA-036-172017-10-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. IDS SOFTWARE VERSION 107 AVAILABLE ON MGSS - PLEASE UPDATE YOUR PC'S. Upgrade your PCs to IDS version 107.00 and 107.01 from the previous version.
MT-014-172017-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Whenever you are reprogramming a PCM or any other module, always use the GR8 Battery Charger in the Power Supply mode to prevent the battery from discharging.
SA-060-172017-08-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. Some 2012-2016 Mazda3s, 2013-2015 CX-5s and 2014-2015 Mazda6s may experience the Check Engine Light ON with DTC P0101 and/or P061B and/or driveability problem after reprogramming the PCM using IDS versions 105.02 to 105.04. If the PCM is reprogrammed with any software number included in the attached file and the throttle valve has too much carbon build up, the engine air amount calculation by the problem software may not be accurate. Perform the following Repair Procedure to correct this issue. NOTE Current version of IDS is 106.02.
09-009-17-33022017-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). Some vehicles may exhibit navigation unit that cannot read out SMS (Short Messages Service) or does not operate properly after reading SMS. These concerns may be caused by problems with the Bluetooth Unit software.
09-008-15-29912017-05-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS. 1. SMS/TEXT CANNOT BE DOWNLOADED WHEN CONNECTED VIA BLUETOOTH. 2. OPERATIONAL CONCERNS WHEN PLAYING A MEDIA DEVICE (IPOD, USB STICK ETC.) CONNECTED VIA THE USB PORT. A. AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON, IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO LOAD ALL THE DATA FROM THE DEVICE BEFORE STARTING PLAYBACK. DEPENDING ON THE DATA VOLUME, IT CAN TAKE UP TO SEVERAL MINUTES. B. AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON, THE PLAYBACK ALWAYS STARTS FROM THE FIRST TRACK. IT DOES NOT START FROM THE LAST PLAYING TRACK/POSITION WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THESE CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY THE SOFTWARE OF THE BLUETOOTH/HANDS-FREE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE USB CONNECTION. TO IMPROVE THESE CONCERNS, THE SOFTWARE OF THE BLUETOOTH/HANDS-FREE MODULE HAS BEEN CHANGED. NOTE: THE UPDATED SOFTWARE OF THE BLUETOOTH/HANDS-FREE MODULE WILL ONLY ADDRESS SMS/TEXT CONCERNS FOR THE APPLE® IPHONE AT THIS TIME.
09-008-15-2991A2017-05-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS. 1. SMS/TEXT CANNOT BE DOWNLOADED WHEN CONNECTED VIA BLUETOOTH. 2. OPERATIONAL CONCERNS WHEN PLAYING A MEDIA DEVICE (IPOD, USB STICK ETC.) CONNECTED VIA THE USB PORT. A. AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON, IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO LOAD ALL THE DATA FROM THE DEVICE BEFORE STARTING PLAYBACK. DEPENDING ON THE DATA VOLUME, IT CAN TAKE UP TO SEVERAL MINUTES. B. AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON, THE PLAYBACK ALWAYS STARTS FROM THE FIRST TRACK. IT DOES NOT START FROM THE LAST PLAYING TRACK/POSITION WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THESE CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY THE SOFTWARE OF THE BLUETOOTH/HANDS-FREE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE USB CONNECTION. TO IMPROVE THESE CONCERNS, THE SOFTWARE OF THE BLUETOOTH/HANDS-FREE MODULE HAS BEEN CHANGED. NOTE: • THE UPDATED SOFTWARE OF THE BLUETOOTH/HANDS-FREE MODULE WILL ONLY ADDRESS SMS/TEXT CONCERNS FOR THE APPLE® IPHONE AT THIS TIME. • THE UPDATED SOFTWARE OF THE BLUETOOTH/HANDSFREE MODULE WILL NOT ADDRESS THE “IPOD ERROR” MESSAGE CONCERN FOR THE APPLE® IOS 8.0 OR HIGHER SOFTWARE ON IPHONE 4, 5, OR 6 AT THIS TIME.
09-008-15-2991B2017-05-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS. 1. SMS/TEXT CANNOT BE DOWNLOADED WHEN CONNECTED VIA BLUETOOTH. 2. OPERATIONAL CONCERNS WHEN PLAYING A MEDIA DEVICE (IPOD, USB STICK ETC.) CONNECTED VIA THE USB PORT. A. AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON, IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO LOAD ALL THE DATA FROM THE DEVICE EFORE STARTING PLAYBACK. DEPENDING ON THE DATA VOLUME, IT CAN TAKE UP TO SEVERAL MINUTES. B. AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON, THE PLAYBACK ALWAYS STARTS FROM THE FIRST TRACK. IT DOES NOT START FROM THE LAST PLAYING TRACK/POSITION WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. C. “IPOD ERROR” MESSAGE FOR THE APPLE® IOS 8.0 OR HIGHER SOFTWARE ON IPHONE 4, 5, OR 6. THESE CONCERNS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE SOFTWARE OF THE BLUETOOTH/HANDS-FREE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE USB CONNECTION. TO IMPROVE THESE CONCERNS, THE SOFTWARE OF THE BLUETOOTH/HANDS-FREE MODULE HAS BEEN CHANGED. NOTE: • THE UPDATED SOFTWARE OF THE BLUETOOTH/HANDS-FREE MODULE WILL ONLY ADDRESS SMS/TEXT CONCERNS FOR THE APPLE® IPHONE AT THIS TIME.
09-020-14-2913C2017-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS MENTIONED BELOW, WHICH CAN BE FIXED WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE (VERSION 10.854 OR LATER).•NAVIGATION SYSTEM FREEZES.•MESSAGE “WAITING FOR VALID GPS SIGNAL” IS SHOWN IN THE MENU BAR OF NAVIGATION DISPLAY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.•VEHICLE SYMBOL IS OFF ROAD WHILE DRIVING / WRONG POSITION OF VEHICLE ON MAP.•MAP IS ROTATING WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING.•NAVIGATION SCREEN DON’T APPEAR AFTER DEPRESSING NAVIGATION BUTTON. THEN IT DOES NOT RECOVER BY OPERATING ACC OFF TO ON POSITION.•UNEXPECTED “STOPPING VOICE CONTROL” MESSAGE, USUALLY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE.•CURRENT CAR POSITION (CCP) TURNING 180 DEGREES WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE.•THE MESSAGE “WAITING FOR A VALID GPS SIGNAL” APPEARS.•RED SCREEN WITH MESSAGE "PROBLEM WITH MAP".•YELLOW SCREEN WITH MESSAGE "INSERT SD CARD".•NO MAP FOUND ERROR AND SD CARD CONTAINS A MAP.•SCREEN TEMPORARILY GETS STUCK AT TOMTOM LOGO (SPLASH SCREEN) FOR 2 MINUTES DURING STARTUP. AFTERWARDS, THE NAVIGATION WILL NOT START UNTIL THE IGNITION IS CYCLED.•SCREEN GETS STUCK AT TOMTOM LOGO (SPLASH SCREEN) DURING STARTUP.•SCREEN LOCKS UP TO A "BLACK SCREEN”.•VEHICLE ICON JUMPS AROUND OR VIBRATES.•IF NAVIGATION BUTTON IS PRESSED DURING AUDIO SCREEN, THE SCREEN FREEZES AND THE TOUCH SCREEN BECOMES INOPERATIVE.
09-020-14-2913B2017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS MENTIONED BELOW, WHICH CAN BE FIXED WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE (VERSION 10.854 OR LATER).•NAVIGATION SYSTEM FREEZES.•MESSAGE “WAITING FOR VALID GPS SIGNAL” IS SHOWN IN THE MENU BAR OF NAVIGATION DISPLAY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.•VEHICLE SYMBOL IS OFF ROAD WHILE DRIVING / WRONG POSITION OF VEHICLE ON MAP.•MAP IS ROTATING WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING.•NAVIGATION SCREEN DON’T APPEAR AFTER DEPRESSING NAVIGATION BUTTON. THEN IT DOES NOT RECOVER BY OPERATING ACC OFF TO ON POSITION.•UNEXPECTED “STOPPING VOICE CONTROL” MESSAGE, USUALLY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE.•CURRENT CAR POSITION (CCP) TURNING 180 DEGREES WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE.•THE MESSAGE “WAITING FOR A VALID GPS SIGNAL” APPEARS.•RED SCREEN WITH MESSAGE "PROBLEM WITH MAP".•YELLOW SCREEN WITH MESSAGE "INSERT SD CARD".•NO MAP FOUND ERROR AND SD CARD CONTAINS A MAP.•SCREEN TEMPORARILY GETS STUCK AT TOMTOM LOGO (SPLASH SCREEN) FOR 2 MINUTES DURING STARTUP. AFTERWARDS, THE NAVIGATION WILL NOT START UNTIL THE IGNITION IS CYCLED.•SCREEN GETS STUCK AT TOMTOM LOGO (SPLASH SCREEN) DURING STARTUP.•SCREEN LOCKS UP TO A "BLACK SCREEN”.•VEHICLE ICON JUMPS AROUND OR VIBRATES.
09-020-14-29132017-05-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS MENTIONED BELOW, WHICH CAN BE FIXED WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE (VERSION 10.852 OR LATER).• VEHICLE ICON JUMPS AROUND OR VIBRATES. CAUTION: DO NOT USE THE FACTORY RESET FOR RETAIL VEHICLES. OTHERWISE, PERSONAL SETTINGS (SUCH AS DISPLAY AND SOUND ADJUSTMENTS) WILL BE LOST, INCLUDING FAVORITES INFORMATION.
SA2832016-12-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. CUSTOMERS THAT ARE REGISTERED WITH TOMTOM TO UPDATE THEIR MAZDA TOMTOM SYSTEM (USING TOMTOM HOME SOFTWARE) MAY HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT AN OPERATING SYSTEM UPDATE (AKA FIRMWARE), THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE FILE THAT THE SYSTEM USES TO QUICKLY FIND GPS SATELLITES. THIS FILE IS USUALLY UPDATED DAILY BUT THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT NEED TO UPDATE THIS FILE FOR THEIR SYSTEM TO WORK CORRECTLY. THIS UPDATE WILL ALWAYS BE FREE AS ARE FIRMWARE UPDATES. USE THE TOMTOM HOME SOFTWARE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR SPECIFIC CUSTOMER.IF YOU NEED MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON HOW THE FILE WORKS WITH TOMTOM DEVICES AND HOW LONG IT REMAINS ACCURATE, CLICK HERE.
SA2342016-12-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. IDS UPDATE 101.00 AND 101.02 IS NOW AVAILABLE ON MS3 UNDER THE "IDS/INFOTAINMENT" TAB.
SB-01-010/132013-04-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). MAZDA: MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) WITH DTC P0126 INDICATING THE THERMOSTAT IS STUCK OPEN. THIS LIGHT IS COMING ON DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE PCM SOFTWARE. *KB

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