Service bulletins for the 2011 Mazda CX-7
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.
243 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 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. |
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| 05-001-16-3128 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. ALWAYS BE SURE TO USE THE CORRECT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID WHEN REPLACING ATF. USING THE WRONG ATF MAY CAUSE SHIFT QUALITY COMPLAINTS OR MAY EVEN DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION.NOTE:• ATF M-V (TYPE M5) IS NOT THE SAME FLUID AS MERCON®V OR MERCON®LV ATF.• ATF M-V (TYPE M5) HAS A GREATER VISCOSITY THAN MERCON®V AND MERCON®LV ATF IN LOW TEMPERATURES.• ATF M-V (TYPE M5) HAS A GREATER ANTI-JUDDER SPECIFICATION THAN MERCON®V AND MERCON®LV ATF.• TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHING SHOULD ONLY BE PERFORMED WHEN INSTRUCTED BY THE WORKSHOP MANUAL OR ANY OTHER MAZDA PUBLICATION. CAUTION:• USING ATF OTHER THAN ATF M-V (TYPE M5) IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS DESIGNED TO USE ATF M-V (TYPE M5) MAY CAUSE SHIFT QUALITY COMPLAINTS.• USING ANY OTHER ATF OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIED ATF IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS MAY CAUSE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE.• USING A GENERIC, MULTI-PURPOSE OR UNIVERSAL ATF MAY CAUSE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE.• DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED BY USING THE INCORRECT ATF, OR A GENERIC, MULTI-PURPOSE OR UNIVERSAL ATF WILL NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. |
| 09-003-16-3130 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF CONDENSATION/FOG INSIDE THE FRONT (HEADLAMP/HEADLIGHT) OR REAR (TAILLAMP/TAIL-LIGHT) COMBINATION LIGHTS. THE RECENT NEW MODELS HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH A CLEAR LENS WHICH CAN CAUSE THE SYMP-TOM TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LIGHT. THIS CONDENSATION/FOG IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON THAT OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A FAIRLY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE LIGHT HOUSING. IT IS NORMAL FOR VERY SMALL WATER DROPS TO APPEAR IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS ON THE LIGHT UNITS WHERE THE AIR IS STAGNANT (CONDENSATION), MAKING THE LENS LOOK WHITISH (FOG). THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN THE CORNERS AND NARROW SPACES, AND WILL TYPICALLY CLEAR DURING WARMER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, OR WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME. EXPLAIN TO THE CUSTOMER THAT THIS IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON AND NOT A QUALITY DEFECT. DO NOT ATTEMPT REPAIRS AS THIS IS CONSIDERED NORMAL, AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACING THE LIGHT UNIT WILL NOT CORRECT THIS SYMPTOM. |
| 01-003-15-3014 | 2017-05-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. USE THE FOLLOWING REPAIR PROCEDURE TO MINIMIZE THE NEED TO REPLACE THE CATALYST CONVERTER/EXHAUST PIPE WHEN REMOVING OXYGEN SENSORS AND/OR AIR FUEL RATIO SENSORS. |
| 09-024-15-3050 | 2017-05-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE INOPERATIVE FRONT DOOR WINDOW AUTO-CLOSING OPERATION WHEN USING THE WINDOW SWITCHES (A). THE WINDOW MOVES UPWARD, BUT AUTOMATICALLY RETURNS TO THE HALFWAY POSITION (AS IF THE JAM-SAFE WINDOW FUNCTION IS OPERATING). THE GLASS RUN CHANNEL MAY BE DEFORMED CAUSING INCREASED SLIDING RESISTANCE AGAINST THE WINDOW GLASS. THIS MAY CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO MIS-JUDGE THAT SOMETHING IS BLOCKING THE WINDOW CLOSE MOVEMENT AND OPERATES THE JAM-SAFE WINDOW FUNCTION. |
| 02-004-14-2976 | 2017-05-11. 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. FOLLOW STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE. |
| 09-049-14-2980 | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. WHEN DEALING WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION AND/OR WATER WITHIN THE HEADLAMP UNIT, FIRST DETERMINE IF ALL THE BULB SOCKETS 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. |
| 09-039-14-2923 | 2017-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT BLUETOOTH® HANDS-FREE AND/OR TEXT MESSAGING RELATED CONCERNS. TO IMPROVE THE HANDLING OF BLUETOOTH® HANDS-FREE AND/OR TEXT MESSAGING CUSTOMER CONCERNS, MAZDA CRE-ATED A SPECIAL SERVICE AND PARTS EXCHANGE PROGRAM AS OF FEBRUARY 2010. |
| 09-034-14-2956 | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS, FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE LISTED BELOW WHEN REPLACING A SPEEDOMETER.NOTE:•MAZDA VEHICLES ARE MANUFACTURED WITH TAMPER-PROOF SPEEDOMETERS.•WHEN A SPEEDOMETER IS REPLACED, THE NEW SPEEDOMETER WILL READ ZERO (0) MILES.•THIS PROCEDURE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT ACTUAL VEHICLE MILEAGE.•PRIOR TO SPEEDOMETER REMOVAL, COMPLETE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED ON THE “SPEEDOMETER REPLACE-MENT LABEL”. •LABELS CAN ONLY BE ORDERED THROUGH MSTORE, NOT MDCS. |
| 09-030-14-2943 | 2017-05-04. Service bulletin. SEATS. ON SOME VEHICLES, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO ADJUST THE DRIVER SEAT UP OR DOWN USING THE MANUAL SEAT LIFT LEVER. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A BROKEN FRONT SEAT SIDE COVER THAT INTERFERES WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SEAT LIFTER MECHA-NISM. THE COVER MAY HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY BROKEN BY AN OUTSIDE IMPACT. |
| 09-027-14-2935 | 2017-05-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPER USE OF THE DRIVER’S FLOOR MAT TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL INTERFERENCE WITH THE FOOT PEDALS. THE FOLLOWING ARE POSSIBLE CAUSES OF FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE, WHICH CAN BE AVOIDED WITH PROPER USAGE. • FLOOR MAT MOVES FORWARD DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION. • INAPPROPRIATE FLOOR MAT (SUCH AS AFTERMARKET, NON-FACTORY-EQUIPPED, OR NON-GENUINE) IS USED. • FLOOR MAT IS STACKED ONE ON TOP OF ANOTHER. |
| 00-002-14-2936 | 2017-05-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS RECEIVED MANY REQUESTS FROM OUR DEALERS ASKING US TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL ON-CAR BRAKE LATHES AS AN OPTION FOR MNAO AUTHORIZED EQUIPMENT. DUE TO YOUR FEEDBACK AND AFTER EVALUATING A FEW ON-CAR BRAKE LATHES, WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ADDED THE PRO CUT ON-CAR BRAKE LATHE TO MNAO AUTHORIZED EQUIPMENT PROGRAM. THE ACCU-TURN IS STILL AN APPROVED BRAKE LATHE BUT IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FROM OUR VENDOR. IMPORTANT REMINDER – ROTORS MUST BE MACHINED USING A MAZDA APPROVED ON-CAR BRAKE LATHE OR WARRANTY CLAIMS ARE SUBJECT TO DENIAL OR DEBIT. |
| 01-011-14-2907 | 2017-05-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CLUNK NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS OR OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE NOISE MAY OCCUR IN AREAS OF HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. DUE TO HIGH HEAT, THE LUBRICANT INSIDE THE NO. 3 ENGINE MOUNT RUBBER (A) MAY BECOME INEFFECTIVE, CAUSING A STICK-SLIP NOISE BETWEEN THE CASING AND THE RUBBER, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO SEEPAGE FROM THE ENGINE MOUNT. THE ENGINE MOUNT RUBBER USES A NEW TYPE OF LUBRICANT TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN. |
| 09-023-14-2924 | 2017-05-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE DISPLAY IS NOT ACCURATE, OR IT TAKES TOO LONG FOR THE DISPLAY TO SHOW ACTUAL TEMPERATURE.WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER A CUSTOMER WITH THIS CONCERN, FIRST VERIFY THE CONDITION WHEN THE CUSTOMER NOTICED THIS SYMPTOM. IF THE CONDITION IS SIMILAR TO THE FOLLOWING “CONTROL LOGIC OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURE” OR “DIF-FERENCE BETWEEN THE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY AND OTHERS”, ADVISE THE CUSTOMER THAT THIS IS A NOR-MAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND NOT A MALFUNCTION. |
| 04-004-14-2926 | 2017-05-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. SOME VEHICLES EXHIBIT BRAKE RELATED CONCERNS SUCH AS BRAKE NOISE, BRAKE JUDDER OR BRAKE DRAGGING. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT FOR ANY ONE OF THESE SYMPTOMS, REFER TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND WHY SYMPTOMS MAY OCCUR, AND TO BETTER ASSIST THE CUSTOMER IN RESOLVING THEIR SPECIFIC BRAKE CONCERN. |
| 01-003-14-2892 | 2017-04-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. BULLETIN NOTE: MAZDA SERVICE PROGRAM (MSP36) RELEASED AS BULLETIN 01-020/12 ON 06/18/12 IS NO LONGER VALID. IT HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BY “2007-2012 CX-7 NONCONFORMITY TO EVAPORATIVE EMISSION STANDARD - EMISSION RECALL 7113L”. |
| 09-012-14-2891 | 2017-04-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. WHEN REPLACING THE SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO UNIT (OR A MAZDA CONNECT TUNER AND AMP UNIT (TAU)) WITH REPLACEMENT TUNER FOR ANY REASON, A CALL MUST BE MADE TO INFORM SIRIUSXM OF THE EXISTING RADIO ID AND THE NEW/ REPLACEMENT SAT RADIO ID AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THE CUSTOMER LEAVES THE DEALERSHIP WITH ACTIVE (WORKING SAT RADIO. |
| 04-002-14-2879 | 2017-04-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT A SLIGHT CLUNK/BANG/BUZZ NOISE OR JOLT FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CONCERN WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE VEHICLES FIRST FORWARD MOVEMENT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. THIS IS A NORMAL OPERATING NOISE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS). DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY REPAIRS. |
| 09-007-14-2878 | 2017-04-26. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF CONDENSATION/FOG INSIDE THE FRONT OR REAR COMBINATION LIGHTS. THE RECENT NEW MODELS HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH A CLEAR LENS WHICH CAN CAUSE THE SYMPTOM TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LIGHT. THIS CONDENSATION/FOG IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON THAT OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A FAIRLY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE LIGHT HOUSING. IT IS NORMAL FOR VERY SMALL WATER DROPS TO APPEAR IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS ON THE LIGHT UNITS WHERE THE AIR IS STAGNANT (CONDENSATION), MAKING THE LENS LOOK WHITISH (FOG). THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN THE CORNERS AND NARROW SPACES, AND WILL TYPICALLY CLEAR DURING WARMER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, OR WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME. EXPLAIN TO THE CUSTOMER THAT THIS IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON AND NOT A QUALITY DEFECT. DO NOT ATTEMPT REPAIRS AS THIS IS CONSIDERED NORMAL, AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACING THE LIGHT UNIT WILL NOT CORRECT THIS SYMPTOM. |
| 09-037-13-2856 | 2017-04-26. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. ON SOME VEHICLES, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO ADJUST THE DRIVER SEAT UP OR DOWN USING THE MANUAL SEAT LIFT LEVER. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A BROKEN FRONT SEAT SIDE COVER THAT INTERFERES WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SEAT LIFTER MECHA-NISM. THE COVER MAY HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY BROKEN BY AN OUTSIDE IMPACT. |
| 09-039-13-2852 | 2017-04-26. Service bulletin. SEATS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHATTERING NOISE AND THE DRIVER-SIDE SEAT LIFT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED BECAUSE THE LOCK PLATE GUIDE COMES OFF THE GUIDE CAM WHEN OPERATING THE LIFT. IF THE LIFT LEVER IS THEN OPERATED WITH THE LOCK PLATE GUIDE OFF, THE GUIDE CAM CAN BE DAMAGED. THE SHAPE OF BOTH ENDS OF THE GUIDE CAM HAS NOW BEEN CHANGED TO STOP THE LOCK PLATE GUIDE FROM COMING OFF. |
| 01-027-12-2739 | 2017-04-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MIL ILLUMINATION WITH DTC P2096:00 STORED IN MEMORY.THE PCM LOGIC CONTROL HAS BEEN CHANGED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN. |
| 09-046-12-2744 | 2017-04-26. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF CONDENSATION/FOG INSIDE THE FRONT OR REAR COMBINATION LIGHTS. THE RECENT NEW MODELS HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH A CLEAR LENS WHICH CAN CAUSE THE SYMPTOM TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LIGHT. THIS CONDENSATION/FOG IS A NATURAL HENOMENON THAT OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A FAIRLY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE LIGHT HOUSING. IT IS NORMAL FOR VERY SMALL WATER DROPS TO APPEAR IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS ON THE LIGHT UNITS WHERE THE AIR IS STAGNANT (CONDENSATION), MAKING THE LENS LOOK WHITISH (FOG). THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN THE CORNERS AND NARROW SPACES, AND WILL TYPICALLY CLEAR DURING WARMER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, OR WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME. EXPLAIN TO THE CUSTOMER THAT THIS IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON AND NOT A QUALITY DEFECT. DO NOT ATTEMPT REPAIRS AS THIS IS CONSIDERED NORMAL, AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACING THE LIGHT UNIT WILL NOT CORRECT THIS SYMPTOM. |
| 09-013-12-2649A | 2017-04-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. SOME BOSE AUDIO EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NOISE FROM THE SPEAKERS WHEN USING A BLUETOOTH ENABLED DEVICE, REGARDLESS OF SOUND LEVEL. HOWEVER, THE NOISE DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN USING A PORTABLE AUDIO DEVICE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE’S AUDIO SYSTEM VIA THE AUXILIARY (AUX) JACK. THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY AN INCORRECT BLUETOOTH UNIT MUSIC OUTPUT LEVEL. |
| 07-002-13-2842 | 2017-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. A MUSTY/MILDEW TYPE ODOR MAY COME FROM THE VENTS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) SYSTEM IS OPERATING. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE A/C IS FIRST TURNED ON. THIS ODOR IS THE RESULT OF MOLD GROWTH IN THE A/C EVAPORATOR/COOLING UNIT WHICH IS CAUSED BY CONDENSATION, DUST, AND POLLEN WITHIN THE COOLING UNIT. THIS CONDITION IS USUALLY WORSE DURING HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS. “MAZDA AIR COOLING COIL COATING” IS AVAILABLE TO ENCAPSULATE THE MOLD TO REDUCE ODORS. IF THE PRODUCT IS PROPERLY APPLIED, IT CAN EFFECTIVELY REDUCE THE MUSTY/MILDEW ODOR FOR UP TO THREE YEARS.NOTE:SEE PARTS INFORMATION FOR MAZDA AIR COOLING COIL COATING AND KIT PART NUMBERS. |
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