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Service bulletins for the 2010 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.

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

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09-013-15-30362017-05-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLING NOISE FROM INSIDE THE FRONT DOOR WHEN THE DOOR VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE AUDIO SYSTEM BASS IS TURNED UP. THIS IS CAUSED BY A WORN PAD (A) ON THE WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE FROM REPEATED OPERATION OF THE WINDOW GLASS (B) GOING UP AND DOWN. THE CABLE THEN DIRECTLY CONTACTS THE WINDOW GLASS WHEN RECEIVING VIBRATIONS, CAUSING A RATTLING NOISE.
09-025-14-2925A2017-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CRACKING NOISE ORIGINATED AT THE POSITIONING PINS NEAR THE TOP CORNERS OF THE WIND-SHIELD AND/OR REAR WINDOW WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS APPROXIMATELY 14 °F (-10 °C) OR LOWER AND THE VEHICLE CABIN HAS NOT YET WARMED UP. THE NOISE IS CAUSED BY THE WINDSHIELD AND/OR REAR WINDOW LOCATING STOPPER CONTACTING THE PANEL.
09-039-14-29232017-05-08. 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.
09-038-14-29572017-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS:A.THE DASHBOARD UPPER PANEL IS STICKY. B.THE DASHBOARD UPPER PANEL JUST ABOVE THE INFORMATION DISPLAY (A) IS WARPING, GENERATING A GAP (B).
09-034-14-29562017-05-05. 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.
09-027-14-29352017-05-04. 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.
00-002-14-29362017-05-04. 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.
03-001-14-29192017-05-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME NEW VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT OIL SEEPAGE UNDERNEATH THE BEARING BRACKET (A) ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE JOINT SHAFT. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE OIL CONTENT SEPARATING FROM THE GREASE APPLIED TO THE BEARING AND SPLINE SEEPING FROM THE SEAL AND BRACKET.THERE IS NO FUNCTIONAL PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE SINCE THE AMOUNT OF OIL SEEPAGE IS VERY SMALL COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF GREASE. NOTE THAT THE OIL SEEPAGE WILL STOP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE.IF YOU ENCOUNTER A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS CONCERN, WIPE OFF THE OIL WITH A RAG. DO NOT REPLACE THE JOINT SHAFT.
09-023-14-29242017-05-03. 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.
09-025-14-29252017-05-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CRACKING NOISE ORIGINATED AT THE POSITIONING PINS NEAR THE TOP CORNERS OF THE WINDSHIELD AND/OR REAR WINDOW WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS APPROXIMATELY 14 °F (-10 °C) OR LOWER AND THE VEHICLE CABIN HAS NOT YET WARMED UP. THE NOISE IS CAUSED BY THE WINDSHIELD AND/OR REAR WINDOW LOCATING STOPPER CONTACTING THE PANEL.
09-012-14-28912017-04-27. 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.
00-004-12-27412017-04-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MAZDA HAS DEVELOPED FACTORY RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICES THAT SUPPORT ALL MAJOR VEHICLE SYSTEMS. MAZDA RECOMMENDS DEALERS FOLLOW THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE TABLES AS CITED IN THE VEHICLE-SPECIFIC WORKSHOP MANUAL OR OWNER’S MANUAL. SERVICES PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF MAZDA’S FACTORY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ARE NOT RECOMMENDED. THESE SERVICES ARE UNNECESSARY AND CREATE UNNEEDED EXPENSES FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS.
07-002-13-28422017-04-24. 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.
02-005-12-27172017-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLE TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR STABILIZER WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP. THIS NOISE MAY BE CAUSED BY A LOOSE REAR STABILIZER CONTROL LINK.
09-039-12-27252017-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN OCCASSIONAL AND UNEXPECTED ILLUMINATION OF THE CRUISE MAIN INDICATOR LIGHT (AMBER) WITH THE IGNITION KEY OPERATION CYCLE OF OFF-START-ON. IT CAN BE CANCELLED BY THE OPERATION OF EITHER AUTO CRUISE SWITCH OR THE IGNITION KEY OPERATION CYCLE OF OFF-START-ON. NOTE: THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM MAY BE CAUSED BY A WEAK BATTERY (LOW VOLTAGE) AND REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY IS RECOMMENDED TO CORRECT IT. USE THE GR8-1291 TO TEST THE BATTERY.
09-028-12-2701B2017-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THE MULTI INFORMATION DISPLAY (MID) AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR DIAGNOSTICS, PARTS AUTHORIZATION, AND PARTS EXCHANGE REQUIRE CONTACTING THE PROPER SOURCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE SOURCE BY REFERRING TO THE FOLLOWING TABLES.
02-008-13-28112017-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAKING OR KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN PASSING OVER A BUMP. THIS IS CAUSED BY DUST ENTERING BETWEEN THE REAR STABILIZER BUSHING AND STABILIZER BAR, WHICH WEARS DOWN THE BUSHING. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE REAR STABILIZER BAR IS REPLACED WITH A MODIFIED ONE (WITH A SET OF STABI-LIZER BUSHINGS AND BRACKETS).
01-021-13-2817B2017-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE MIL ON WITH DTC P0128:00 (THERMOSTAT STUCK OPEN). THIS CONCERN IS CAUSED BY IMPROPER CONTROL LOGIC OF THE PCM. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE CONTROL LOGIC OF THE PCM HAS BEEN CHANGED.
04-002-13-28122017-04-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES (EQUIPPED WITH DSC) MAY EXPERIENCE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON WITH DTCS C0020:1C AND U0415:92 STORED IN MEMORY. C0020:71 MAY ALSO BE STORED. • DTC C0020:1C: ABS MOTOR MONITOR SIGNAL DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO ABS HU/CM ON/OFF SIGNAL. • DTC U0415:92: ERROR SIGNAL FROM ABS HU/CM OR DSC HU/CM. • DTC C0020:71: DSC HU/CM MOTOR MONITOR ON SIGNAL IS NOT INPUT WITHIN SPECIFIED TIME LIMIT OR MORE WHEN MOTOR SIGNAL IS SWITCHED FROM ON TO OFF BY DSC HU/CM. THIS CONCERN MAY OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE IS USED IN AN AREA WITH HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, THE PUMP MOTOR BRUSH IN THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT MAY HAVE POOR CONTACT CAUSING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT TO TURN ON. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE MATERIAL OF THE MOTOR BRUSH HAS BEEN CHANGED.
01-021-13-28172017-04-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE MIL ON WITH DTC P0128:00 (THERMOSTAT STUCK OPEN). THIS CONCERN IS CAUSED BY IMPROPER CONTROL LOGIC OF THE PCM. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE CONTROL LOGIC OF THE PCM HAS BEEN CHANGED.
01-021-13-2817A2017-04-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE MIL ON WITH DTC P0128:00 (THERMOSTAT STUCK OPEN). THIS CONCERN IS CAUSED BY IMPROPER CONTROL LOGIC OF THE PCM. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE CONTROL LOGIC OF THE PCM HAS BEEN CHANGED.
09-018-13-28032017-04-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. 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 “DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY AND OTHERS”, ADVISE THE CUSTOMER THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND NOT A MALFUNCTION. IF THE CONDITION DOES NOT MEET THE FOLLOWING AND THE SENSOR MALFUNCTION IS SUSPECTED, MAKE SURE TO INSPECT THE SENSOR ACCORDING TO MS3 ONLINE OR WORKSHOP MANUAL (SECTION 09-22 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR INSPECTION).
09-019-13-28052017-04-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. TO IMPROVE HANDLING OF CUSTOMER CONCERNS WITH HANDS-FREE (BLUETOOTH) VEHICLE SYSTEMS, MAZDA LAUNCHED A NEW SERVICE PROCEDURE AND PART EXCHANGE PROGRAM EFFECTIVE FEB. 08, 2010 ON APPLICABLE VEHICLES. DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE AVAILABLE ON VARIOUS CELLULAR PHONES AND CELL PHONE PROVIDER NETWORKS, IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR CUSTOMERS TO CONTACT THE MAZDA HANDS-FREE SYSTEM CUSTOMER CARE NUMBER AT (800) 430-0153 OR, FOR CUSTOMERS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO “WWW.MAZDAUSA.COM/BLUETOOTH.” REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CUSTOMER CARE CENTER ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON VERIFYING APPROVED PHONES AND PROPERLY PAIRING (PROGRAMMING) SPECIFIC PHONES TO THE VEHICLE’S BLUETOOTH SYSTEM. THEY ARE ALSO BEST EQUIPPED TO RESOLVE A MAJORITY OF THE PAIRING ISSUES AND OTHER BLUETOOTH RELATED CONCERNS WHEN COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH MAZDA CUSTOMERS.
00-001-13-2748A2017-04-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MAZDA HAS DEVELOPED FACTORY RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICES THAT SUPPORT ALL MAJOR VEHICLE SYSTEMS. MAZDA RECOMMENDS DEALERS FOLLOW THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE TABLES AS CITED IN THE VEHICLE-SPECIFIC WORKSHOP MANUAL OR OWNER’S MANUAL. SERVICES PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF MAZDA’S FACTORY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ARE NOT RECOMMENDED. THESE SERVICES ARE UNNECESSARY AND CREATE UNNEEDED EXPENSES FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS.
09-003-13-27762017-04-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL. 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.

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