Service bulletins for the 2008 Mazda Mazda3
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.
225 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 01-016-16-3220 | 2017-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THERE IS A CONCERN THAT SOME WATER PUMPS ARE BEING REPLACED THAT ARE NOT FAULTY, DUE TO SIGNS OF A VERY SMALL COOLANT LEAK FROM THE BLEED HOLE. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN IS TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE WATER PUMP SEALING MECHA-NISM AND THE CRITERIA IF REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY OR NOT. |
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| 1080M | 2016-12-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. IF AN ENGINE ASSEMBLY IS REPLACED AFTER A CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE, CLEAN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INTERNALLY BEFORE INSTALLING A REPLACEMENT ENGINE ASSEMBLY. IF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS NOT CLEANED PROPERLY, THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE MAY FAIL PREMATURELY.METALLIC DEBRIS FROM THE OLD ENGINE (WITH CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE) MAY REST INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. WHEN THE NEW ENGINE ASSEMBLY IS INSTALLED, DEBRIS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WILL BE INGESTED INTO THE NEW ENGINE AND CAUSE INTERNAL DAMAGE.CLEAN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INTERNALLY TO REMOVE ANY DEBRIS FROM OLD ENGINE BEFORE INSTALLING THE NEW REPLACEMENT ENGINE ASSEMBLY.IF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CANNOT BE PROPERLY CLEANED INTERNALLY, REPLACE IT |
| SSP-87 | 2012-05-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MAZDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. DUE TO WEAR ON LOCK PIN HOLE IN VVT ROTOR OR BREAKAGE OF VVT CASE, LOUD TICKING NOISE (KNOCKING/RATTLE) IS HEARD, FROM TIMING COVER AND/OR VALVE (CYLINDER HEAD) COVER, WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED AFTER COLD CONDITION. *PE |
| 01-006-11 | 2011-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. MAZDA: A MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH A STORED TROUBLE CODE. *RM |
| SB-01-028-10 | 2010-12-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MAZDA: VARIABLE VALVE TIMING (VVT) NOISE WHEN STARTING ENGINE. WHEN ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED, SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LOUD TICKING NOISE FROM THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING (VVT) (A). THIS IS CAUSED BY THE LOCK PIN OF THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ACTUATOR NOT FULLY ENGAGING OR FROM A WORN LOCK PIN HOLE. *PE UPDATED ON 06/08/2011. *KB |
| SB-01-012-09 | 2009-09-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. MAZDA: MIL COMES ON WITH P2004/CHECK VALVE STUCK OPEN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN MIL THAT COMES ON WITH DTC P2004 (VARIABLE TUMBLE SHUTTER VALVE STUCK OPEN). THE CAUSE MAY BE THE CHECK VALVE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD VACUUM CHAMBER BEING STUCK OPEN. CHECK VALVE HAS NOW BEEN UPDATED. *PE |
| SB-01-007-09 | 2009-05-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MAZDA: VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN OF UNSTABLE IDLING OR, IN SOME RARE CASES, STALLING, JUST AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPS WITH NO DTCS DETECTED. PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE ACCUMULATION OF CARBON DEPOSITS INSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING AIR FLOW TO DECREASE. *PE |
| 01-024/08 | 2008-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MIL COMES ON WITH DTC P2006 / VARIABLE TUMBLE SHUTTER VALVE CAN NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE. *NJ |
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