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Service bulletins for the 2018 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.

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

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09-009-21-37592021-04-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Some customers may complain about rust at the bottom (inner side) of the doors where the seaming welt is located. It is caused by mud/sand adhering to the side sill, which scratches the paint surface when the door is opened/closed. The mud/sand is most likely brought in by the driver and/or passenger when stepping in and out of the vehicle.
09-008-21-37912021-04-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Some customers may notice the flock finishing on the door sash molding is peeled off (as shown below) when opening the frozen door. This concern may be caused by insufficient durability due to an improper production process of the door sash moldings. To eliminate this concern, the production process of the door sash moldings has been changed.
09-004-21-37722021-02-05. Service bulletin. 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 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.
09-003-21-37712021-02-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. When encountering a vehicle with paint damage, refer to the "Mazda Paint Warranty Guide" to determine cause, prevention, remedy, and warranty coverage (if applicable).
09-029-20-37322020-10-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; EQUIPMENT. Some vehicles may exhibit poor fitting rear door weatherstrips at the lower/front location. The weatherstrips may be deformed by frequent contact with passengers entering and exiting the vehicle, causing the weatherstrip joint to become enlarged. The enlarged weatherstrip joint does not grip the door panel tight enough when it is refitted.
09-028-20-37332020-10-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Some vehicles may have a loose rear bumper reflector without any visible external damage to the rear bumper cover. Due to an external force applied to the bumper cover, one of the brackets fastening the reflector to the bumper cover may have become detached.
SA-009-202020-01-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; STRUCTURE. LACK OF POWER UNDER HEAVY LOAD WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR DTCS: 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.
09-008-20-36752020-01-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; EQUIPMENT. 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).
SA-040-192019-09-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 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.
09-034-19-36172019-08-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; STRUCTURE. Some vehicles may exhibit cracking (1) at the lower part of the rear side, rear door garnish (2). This concern is caused by excess stress applied to the rear door garnish. To eliminate this concern, the clip and tape position on the rear door garnish has been improved.
09-015-19-35782019-03-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; 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.
MT-012-182019-03-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; STEERING. If a vehicle has body vibration or steering wheel shimmy while driving and the root cause is determined to be tire balance, re-balance the tires using a Hunter GSP9700 or equivalent balance machine. If your dealer does not have a GSP9700 or equivalent balance machine, sublet the vehicle out for repair. To find the location of a GSP9700 near your dealer, visit Hunter?s web site at www.gsp9700.com and click on ?Locate a GSP9700 Road Force Balancer.?
09-008-19-35652019-02-19. Service bulletin. 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 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).
09-040-18-35372018-12-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. Some customers may notice the flock finishing on the door sash molding is peeled off when opening the frozen door. This concern may be caused by insufficient durability due to an improper production process of the door sash moldings. To eliminate this concern, the production process of the door sash moldings has been changed.
09-039-18-35202018-12-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS. Some customers may notice the floor under cover No. 2 falling off at the bolt (1) location after driving through snow and/or ice. This may be caused by snow and/or ice accumulation under cover No. 2. This concern is caused because the bolt hole is too large for the bolt to hold the under cover when snow and/or ice accumulates under the body. To eliminate this concern, the bolt hole diameter has been reduced.
09-021-18-3459a2018-11-13. 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).
09-014-18-3443a2018-11-13. 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).
02-015-18-34992018-10-09. 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.
09-030-18-34842018-09-10. 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.
MT-006-182018-08-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. POWER LIFTGATE INOPERATIVE WITH DTC U3003:16: Some customers may complain about an inoperative power liftgate (PLG) with DTC U3003:16 (Power liftgate (PLG) control module power supply voltage low input) is stored in memory. This may be caused by low vehicle battery voltage.
SA-013-182018-08-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE. Some customer's may complain that the blind spot monitoring (BSM) is not operating, and the key ON bulb check is OK with no DTCs stored in memory. This issue could be caused by mis-matched BSM modules, especially if the vehicle was recently involved in an accident or work was done on the BSM system. To check if this is the issue, refer to the Repair Procedure.
SA-024-182018-07-02. 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.
09-021-18-34592018-05-14. 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).
09-014-18-34432018-04-23. 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).

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.