Service bulletins for the 2016 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.
705 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 09-038-18-3527 | 2018-11-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Some vehicles may experience a rattle noise from the front door glass when driving with the window open approx. 1/2 to 4 inches (1 - 10 cm). The rattle noise may be caused by insufficient holding force of the glass run channel. To increase the holding force, the shape of glass run channel has been changed and non-woven pads have been attached to the glass run channel. |
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| 09-021-18-3459a | 2018-11-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Some vehicles may experience stains appearing on the hood, roof and/or trunk of the vehicle. This concern is most likely to be found in a cold weather areas just after the RAPGARD is removed at PDI. This may becaused by moisture which has been trapped and condensed between the paint and the RAPGARD. These types of stains can be removed with a heat gun or an infrared drier. If you encounter this concern during PDI, use a heat gun or an infrared drier to apply heat to the affected area to remove the stain(s). |
| 09-014-18-3443a | 2018-11-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. When encountering a vehicle with paint damage, refer to the "Mazda Pocket Paint Guide" to determine cause, prevention, remedy, and warranty coverage (if applicable). Copies of the Mazda Pocket Paint Guide are available for order on Mazda e-Store (part number: 9999-95-MPPG-12). |
| 02-015-18-3499 | 2018-10-09. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS; STRUCTURE. Some vehicles may exhibit a knocking noise from the rear coil spring and/or the vehicle body sits lower in the rear. These symptoms may be caused by a broken rear coil spring at its lower side. This is caused by corrosion from dust between the rear coil spring and the spring sheet, resulting in a broken rear coil spring. To eliminate this concern, the shape of the rear coil spring has been modified. |
| 09-030-18-3484 | 2018-09-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Some customers may complain that the rear door seaming welt (1) comes off when stepping in and/or out of the vehicle. This is caused by the gripping force of the seaming welt being insufficient for frequent usage of the rear seat (vehicle used for ride sharing). No mass production change is planned. |
| SA-024-18 | 2018-07-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. Some customers may complain of a lack of power under heavy load without any warning lights or DTCs. This concern may be due to a loose or detached hood weatherstrip, which can cause a blockage or restriction in the air intake system. |
| 09-021-18-3459 | 2018-05-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID; STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS; STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. Some vehicles may experience stains appearing on the hood, roof and/or trunk of the vehicle. This concern is most likely to be found in a cold weather areas just after the RAPGARD is removed at PDI. This may be caused by moisture which has been trapped and condensed between the paint and the RAPGARD. These types of stains can be removed with a heat gun or an infrared drier. If you encounter this concern during PDI, use a heat gun or an infrared drier to apply heat to the affected area to remove the stain(s). |
| 09-014-18-3443 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. When encountering a vehicle with paint damage, refer to the "Mazda Pocket Paint Guide" to determine cause, prevention, remedy, and warranty coverage (if applicable). |
| 09-001-17-3296b | 2017-10-04. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. When dealing with customer complaints of excessive condensation and/or water within the headlamp unit, first determine if all the bulb sockets (including O-ring), seals and covers are present and correctly installed. In most cases you will find that the Bulb Seal No. 1 (A) or HID Bulb Seal No. 1 (B) and Bulb Seal No. 2 (C) socket covers have not been correctly installed or are missing due to improper prior repairs (i.e., customer replacing the headlamp bulbs or body shop not transferring them when replacing the headlamp unit(s) due to a collision). Any damage caused by missing socket covers, HID module seal (D), or missing bumper brackets (E) is not covered by warranty policy. |
| 09-012-17-3334a | 2017-10-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; STRUCTURE. Some vehicles may experience unusual noise coming from inside the front door panel when playing the audio system. This is caused by the damper coming off the speaker frame due to corrosion on the speaker back frame. To correct the issue, a plating process was added at the supplier beginning on November 13, 2015. |
| SA-050-17 | 2017-08-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. CAUTION: At no point during the repair for Recall 9916H (LIFTGATE STAY DAMPER SAFETY RECALL) should "Vise-Grips" or other similar tools be used to hold the lift gate stay dampers. Use only the tools specified in the recall. Vice Grips or other similar tools can easily damage the stay dampers. NOTE: Stay damper parts received with Vice Grip marks will not be covered under warranty. |
| 09-039-15-3097 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT RUST (A) ON THE LIFTGATE OPENING AROUND THE LEFT AND/OR RIGHT SIDE STOPPER (B). THE PAINT IN THIS AREA MAY BE THINNER THAN NORMAL DUE TO PRODUCTION VARIANCES. THE PRODUCTION PROCESS HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN. |
| 09-016-15-3041 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE FRONT DOOR GLASS WHEN DRIVING WITH THE WINDOW OPEN APPROX. 1/2 TO 4 INCHES (1 - 10 CM). THE RATTLE NOISE MAY BE CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT HOLDING FORCE OF THE GLASS RUN CHANNEL. TO INCREASE THE HOLDING FORCE, THE SHAPE OF GLASS RUN CHANNEL HAS BEEN CHANGED AND NON-WOVEN PADS HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THE GLASS RUN CHANNEL. |
| 09-020-15-3046 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES (BELOW FREEZING) WHERE THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT LATCH (HALF LATCH) WHEN CLOSING. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE TOPPER RUBBER, A COMPONENT OF THE LIFTGATE LATCH AND LOCK ACTUATOR (A), HARDENING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING. THE STOPPER RUBBER HAS NOW BEEN IMPROVED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN. |
| 09-022-16-3183 | 2017-05-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF THE POOR APPEARANCE OF THE PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER SIDE A-PILLAR TRIM. THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TRIM MAY BECOME DISTORTED (AS SHOWN BELOW) DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN, THE SHAPE OF THE BODY FLANGE HAS BEEN IMPROVED DURING MASS-PRODUCTION TO ALLOW SUF-FICIENT A-PILLAR CLEARANCE. |
| 02-010-16-3170 | 2017-05-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; 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. (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. |
| 09-027-16-3197 | 2017-02-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT RUST OR BLISTERING ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE LIFTGATE/TRUNK LID, WHERE IT CONTACTS THE WEATHERSTRIP (AS SHOWN BELOW). THE PAINT MAY BECOME DAMAGED BY WEATHERSTRIP CHAFING CAUSED BY LIFTGATE/TRUNK LID VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN ON CX-5, SILICONE IS APPLIED TO THE LIP OF THE WEATHERSTRIP TO REDUCE FRICTION AGAINST THE LIFTGATE. |
| 09-026-16-3182 | 2017-02-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY NOTICE THAT THE AUDIO PANEL (OR CENTER PANEL) IS WRINKLED OR PEELING AT THE EDGES, CAUSING A POOR APPEARANCE CONCERN.PROTECTIVE TAPE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE AUDIO PANEL TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN. |
| 09-041-16-3212 | 2017-02-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE FRONT DOOR GLASS WHEN DRIVING WITH THE WINDOW OPEN APPROX. 1/2 TO 4 INCHES (1 - 10 CM).THE RATTLE NOISE MAY BE CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT HOLDING FORCE OF THE GLASS RUN CHANNEL. TO INCREASE THE HOLDING FORCE, THE SHAPE OF GLASS RUN CHANNEL HAS BEEN CHANGED AND NON-WOVEN PADS HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THE GLASS RUN CHANNEL. |
| 09-041-16-3212 | 2017-02-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE FRONT DOOR GLASS WHEN DRIVING WITH THE WINDOW OPEN APPROX. 1/2 TO 4 INCHES (1 - 10 CM).THE RATTLE NOISE MAY BE CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT HOLDING FORCE OF THE GLASS RUN CHANNEL. TO INCREASE THE HOLDING FORCE, THE SHAPE OF GLASS RUN CHANNEL HAS BEEN CHANGED AND NON-WOVEN PADS HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THE GLASS RUN CHANNEL. |
| 1098M | 2017-02-14. 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. |
| 09-022-16-3183 | 2017-02-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF THE POOR APPEARANCE OF THE PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER SIDE A-PILLAR TRIM. THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TRIM MAY BECOME DISTORTED (AS SHOWN BELOW) DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN, THE SHAPE OF THE BODY FLANGE HAS BEEN IMPROVED DURING MASS-PRODUCTION TO ALLOW SUF-FICIENT A-PILLAR CLEARANCE. |
| 1098M | 2017-02-07. 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. |
| 09-044-16-3227 | 2016-12-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES (BELOW FREEZING) WHERE THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT LATCH (HALF LATCH) WHEN CLOSING. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE STOPPER RUBBER, A COMPONENT OF THE LIFTGATE LATCH AND LOCK ACTUATOR (A), HARDENING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING. THE STOPPER RUBBER HAS NOW BEEN IMPROVED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN. |
| 09-010/16 | 2016-07-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. STAINS FOUND ON PAINT DURING PDI SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE STAINS APPEARING ON THE HOOD, ROOF AND/OR TRUNK OF VEHICLE. THIS CONCERN IS MOST LIKELY TO BE FOUND IN COLD WEATHER AREAS JUST AFTER THE RAPGARD IS REMOVED AT PDI. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY MOISTURE WHICH HAS BEEN TRAPPED AND CONDENSED BETWEN PAINT AND THE RAPGARD. THESE TYPES OF STAINS CAN BE REMOVED WITH HEAT GUN OR AN INFRARED DRIER. IF YOU ENCOUNTER THIS CONCERN DURING PDI, USE HEAT GUN OR AN INFRARED DRIER TO APPLY HEAT TO THE AFFECTED ARE TO REMOVE STAIN(S). |
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