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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

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

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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.
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.
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.
05-005-13-27352017-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE MIL ON WITH DTC P0780 (GEAR SHIFTING MALFUNCTION) AND/OR P1738 (AUTO-MATIC TRANSAXLE INTERNAL MALFUNCTION) WITH/WITHOUT U0401, OR OTHER DTCS STORED IN MEMORY.OTHER DTCS (WITH THE ABOVE DTCS) - P0746:00, P0751:00, P0752:00, P0756:00, P0757:00, P0761:00, P0762:00, P0766:00, P0767:00, P0771:00, P0772:00, P079A:00, P0842:00, P0843:00, P0847:00, P0848:00, P0872:00, P0873:00, P0877:00, P0878:00, P1784:00TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, A NEW PROGRAMMED VALVE BODY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
05-005-13-2735A2017-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE MIL ON WITH DTC P0780 (GEAR SHIFTING MALFUNCTION) AND/OR P1738 (AUTO-MATIC TRANSAXLE INTERNAL MALFUNCTION) WITH/WITHOUT U0401, OR OTHER DTCS STORED IN MEMORY.OTHER DTCS (WITH THE ABOVE DTCS) - P0746:00, P0751:00, P0752:00, P0756:00, P0757:00, P0761:00, P0762:00, P0766:00, P0767:00, P0771:00, P0772:00, P079A:00, P0842:00, P0843:00, P0847:00, P0848:00, P0872:00, P0873:00, P0877:00, P0878:00, P1784:00TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, A NEW PROGRAMMED VALVE BODY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
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.
05-004-13-28002017-04-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A/T WARNING LIGHT ON WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. AT THE SAME TIME, AN ENGINE INSPECTION REQUIRED MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE LCD. DTC P0722:00 IS STORED IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) MEMORY. •DTC P0722:00 (OPEN CIRCUIT IN OUTPUT SPEED SHAFT CIRCUIT)THE TCM CONTROL LOGIC HAS BEEN CHANGED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN.
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.
00-001-13-27482017-04-13. 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.
01-003-13-27562017-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A ROUGH IDLE WITH THE MIL ON AND DTC P0015 / P0524 STORED IN MEMORY.•P0015:00 - EXHAUST CMP TIMING OVER-RETARDED•P0524:00 - ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TOO LOWTHIS IS CAUSED BY A DROP IN ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DUE TO A PIECE OF FOREIGN OBJECT STUCK ON THE OIL PUMP PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE OR OCV. THE TEMPORARY ENTRY OF THE FOREIGN OBJECT TRIGGERS A MIL ILLUMINATION, BUT ROUGH IDLE WILL NOT BE PRODUCED UNTIL A LATER TIME.
00-004/122016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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