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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| 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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| 02-005-12-2717 | 2017-04-24. 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. |
| 09-039-12-2725 | 2017-04-24. 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. |
| 09-028-12-2701B | 2017-04-24. 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. |
| 02-008-13-2811 | 2017-04-24. 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). |
| 01-021-13-2817B | 2017-04-24. 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. |
| 02-004-13-2770B | 2017-04-21. 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. |
| 01-024-13-2824 | 2017-04-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE MIL ON WITH DTC P2096:00 (TARGET A/F FEEDBACK SYSTEM TOO LEAN). THIS IS CAUSED BY IMPROPER CONTROL LOGIC OF THE PCM. TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THE PCM REPROGRAMMING FILES HAVE BEEN UPDATED WITH IMPROVED SOFTWARE. |
| 04-002-13-2812 | 2017-04-14. 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. |
| 01-021-13-2817 | 2017-04-14. 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. |
| 01-021-13-2817A | 2017-04-14. 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. |
| 09-018-13-2803 | 2017-04-14. 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). |
| 09-019-13-2805 | 2017-04-14. 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. |
| 01-013-13-2791 | 2017-04-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING AND/OR AT THE TIME OF TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. THIS IS CAUSED BY STICK-SLIP NOISE OCCURRING AT THE CONTACT SURFACES BETWEEN THE NO. 4 ENGINE MOUNT RUBBER AND THE NO. 4 ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET WHEN THE ENGINE SHAKES BACK AND FORTH. |
| 02-004-13-2770A | 2017-04-14. 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. |
| 00-001-13-2748A | 2017-04-14. 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. |
| 09-003-13-2776 | 2017-04-14. 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. |
| 05-002-13-2777 | 2017-04-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:LUBRICANT. 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. |
| 05-002-13-2777A | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:LUBRICANT. 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. |
| 09-005-13-2781 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPER USE OF THE DRIVER’S FLOOR MAT TO AVOID ANY POTEN-TIAL 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. |
| 01-005-13-2738 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH ENGINE STARTING IN THE WINTER (CRANKS BUT NO START), BUT CAN BE STARTED USING THE DE-CHOKE MODE WITH NO DTC RECORDED. THIS IS CAUSED BY IMPROPER CONTROL LOGIC OF THE PCM. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE CONTROL LOGIC OF THE PCM HAS BEEN CHANGED.DE-CHOKE MODE1.FULLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CRANK THE ENGINE FOR 4 TO 5 SECONDS.2.TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE LOCK POSITION AND RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.3.START THE ENGINE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. |
| 02-004-13-2770 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER MORE THAN 3° EVEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A FLAT ROAD. |
| 02-001-13-2752 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF SIGNS OF OIL ON THE STRUTS OR SHOCK ABSORBERS. IN MOST CASES THE OIL THAT IS PRESENT IS NORMAL, AND A RESULT OF THE OIL THAT REMAINS ON THE SHAFT DURING THE NORMAL SWEEPING PROCESS OF THE SHAFT SEAL. FOLLOW THE INSPECTION GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE IF THE CONDITION IS A RESULT OF THE NORMAL SWEEPING PROCESS OR A FAILURE OF THE SHAFT SEAL. |
| 00-001-13-2748 | 2017-04-13. 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. |
| 02-002-13-2749 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SOME VEHICLES WITH THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER (PART NUMBER BBM3-28-910 WITH ANY SUFFIX) MAY EXHIBIT FLUID LEAK-AGE, AND SOMETIMES A CLUNKING NOISE. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE INNER SEAL OF THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER BEING DAM-AGED BY A STRONG FORCE AND/OR DUST FROM THE OUTSIDE. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE STRUCTURE OF THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER HAS BEEN CHANGED. |
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