Service bulletins for the 2014 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.
882 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 05-008-14-2920A | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS: • HARD TO SHIFT INTO 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, AND/OR 6TH GEAR. • SOMETIMES THE SHIFTER MAY JUMP OUT OF 3RD GEAR OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER DECELERATION AT 25-40 MPH (40-65 KM/H) THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE RELATED CLUTCH HUB(S). TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF HARD SHIFTING, THE SHAPE OF THE 3-4 AND 5-6 CLUTCH HUB HAS BEEN CHANGED. A SURFACE TREATMENT HAS NOW BEEN ADDED TO THE 3-4 CLUTCH HUB TO PREVENT 3RD GEAR FROM JUMPING OUT. |
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| 00-003-14-2970 | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. IN SUPPORT OF SKYACTIV MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS, MAZDA WILL SHIP TO ALL DEALERS ONE (1) NEW SPECIAL SER-VICE TOOL (SST). THE SST WILL BE SHIPPED AUTOMATICALLY BY MAZDA’S TOOL VENDOR SNAP-ON TOOLS, STARTING IN MID-OCTOBER 2014.THE FOLLOWING SST IS THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE MAZDA REQUIRED TOOL (MRT) LIST. |
| 01-017-14-2973 | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE MIL ILLUMINATION WITH DTC P2610 (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INTERNAL ENGINE OFF TIMER PERFORMANCE PROBLEM) STORED IN MEMORY AFTER ENGINE START AND ROOM FUSE 15A (A) REMOVED. NOTE:THE ODOMETER WILL DISPLAY “F0-002” DURING TRANSPORT MODE (ROOM FUSE 15A REMOVED). TRANSPORT MODE IS CANCELED WHEN ROOM FUSE 15A IS INSTALLED OR THE VEHICLE ODOMETER IS MORE THAN 12.4MI (20KM). |
| 09-037-14-2951A | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM) OFF INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING AND DTC U3000:54 STORED IN MEMORY.THE CONCERN IS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE BSM CONTROL MODULE CONTROL LOGIC. THE BSM CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN. |
| 07-002-14-2964 | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT NO COOL AIR FROM THE VENTS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) IS ON. THIS CON-CERN MAY BE CAUSED BY A/C REFRIGERANT LEAKING FROM THE EVAPORATOR. SOME DEFORMED EVAPORATOR TUBES SLIPPED THROUGH QUALITY INSPECTION AND WERE USED DURING PRODUCTION. A/C REFRIGERANT LEAKS FROM IMPROPER BRAZING AT A JOINT. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE PRODUCTION AND INSPECTION CONTROL OF THE EVAPORATOR HAVE BEEN IMPROVED. |
| 04-005-14-2968 | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND/OR GROOVE MARKS (A) ON THE FRONT DISC PLATES. THIS IS CAUSED BY ABRASIVE METAL FROM THE FRONT DISC PLATE STICKING TO THE BRAKE PAD, WHICH DAMAGES THE DISC PLATE OVER TIME. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, A MODIFIED BRAKE PAD IS BEING USED. |
| 01-018-14-2969 | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE THE FUEL TANK (UNDER THE REAR SEAT) WHEN IDLING AFTER THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN FILLED UP. THE NOISE DISAPPEARS AFTER DRIVING AND CONSUMING SOME FUEL. THE CONCERN WILL LIKELY OCCUR IF THE FUEL TANK IS OVERFILLED (MORE FUEL IS ADDED AFTER THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY) OR FILLED UP NORMALLY IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND THE FUEL EXPANDS.THIS NOISE IS CAUSED WHEN THE FLOAT INSIDE THE ROLL OVER VALVE (ROV) MOVES UP AND DOWN WHEN THE TANK IS OVER-FILLED. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE ROV HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO RESTRICT THE UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT OF THE FLOAT. |
| 09-046-14-2979 | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT THE MAZDA CONNECT CLOCK (IN THE CENTER DISPLAY) CHANGING ON ITS OWN AND DISPLAYING THE TIME OF THE NEXT TIME ZONE (ONE HOUR SHIFTED FROM THE ACTUAL). THIS OCCURS WHEN THE GPS SYNC IS SET ON IN THE CLOCK SETTINGS AND THE VEHICLE IS USED WHERE TWO DIFFERENT TIME ZONES EXIST.THIS CONCERN IS CAUSED BY A WRITING ERROR OF THE TIME ZONES IN THE SD CARD SOFTWARE (MAP DATA). THE SD CARD SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN. |
| 04-005-14-2968A | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND/OR GROOVE MARKS (A) ON THE FRONT DISC PLATES. THIS IS CAUSED BY ABRASIVE METAL FROM THE FRONT DISC PLATE STICKING TO THE BRAKE PAD, WHICH DAMAGES THE DISC PLATE OVER TIME. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, A MODIFIED BRAKE PAD IS BEING USED. |
| 01-018-14-2969A | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE THE FUEL TANK (UNDER THE REAR SEAT) WHEN IDLING AFTER THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN FILLED UP. THE NOISE DISAPPEARS AFTER DRIVING AND CONSUMING SOME FUEL. THE CONCERN WILL LIKELY OCCUR IF THE FUEL TANK IS OVERFILLED (MORE FUEL IS ADDED AFTER THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY) OR FILLED UP NORMALLY IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND THE FUEL EXPANDS.THIS NOISE IS CAUSED WHEN THE FLOAT INSIDE THE ROLL OVER VALVE (ROV) MOVES UP AND DOWN WHEN THE TANK IS OVER-FILLED. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE ROV HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO RESTRICT THE UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT OF THE FLOAT. |
| 04-005-14-2968B | 2017-05-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND/OR GROOVE MARKS (A) ON THE FRONT DISC PLATES. THIS IS CAUSED BY ABRASIVE METAL FROM THE FRONT DISC PLATE STICKING TO THE BRAKE PAD, WHICH DAMAGES THE DISC PLATE OVER TIME. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, A MODIFIED BRAKE PAD IS BEING USED. |
| 01-009-14-2909A | 2017-05-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; 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. |
| 09-037-14-2951 | 2017-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM) OFF INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING AND DTC U3000:54 STORED IN MEMORY.THE CONCERN IS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE BSM CONTROL MODULE CONTROL LOGIC. THE BSM CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN. |
| 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. |
| 09-006-14-2882F | 2017-05-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS MENTIONED BELOW, WHICH CAN BE FIXED WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE (VERSION 33.00.500A OR LATER).•THE COMPASS SCREEN IS DISPLAYED, EVEN THOUGH THE SD CARD IS INSTALLED.•SPEED LIMIT WARNING DOES NOT BEEP.•THE MAP SCREEN MOVES, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED.•A STRANGE TRIANGLE OR SQUARE GRAPHIC APPEARS ON THE NAVIGATION SCREEN.•VEHICLE MARKER DEVIATES FROM REAL POSITION WHEN GPS RECEPTION IS WEAK.•ALBUM ART DOES NOT DISPLAY WITH IPHONE PLUGGED INTO USB PORT.•NO DISPLAY IN REAR VIEW MONITOR.•THE CLOCK DOES NOT WORK DURING GPS RECEPTION.•USB DEVICE IS REBOOTED WITH A SPECIFIC TYPE OF MUSIC.•THE VOLUME LEVEL OF THE NAVIGATION VOICE CANNOT BE MUTED WHEN TURNED TO ZERO.NOTE:WITH VERSIONS 31 AND 33, TO UNMUTE THE NAVIGATION VOICE (WHEN TURNED TO ZERO), YOU HAVE TO GO INTO NAVIGATION -> SETTINGS -> GUIDANCE SETTINGS.•FAVORITE SETTINGS (RADIO STATIONS, NAVIGATION FAVORITES, INCLUDING HOME, BLUETOOTH PAIRING SETTING, SOUND ADJUSTMENT, ROUTE SETTING, AND WARNING SETTING) ARE RESET WHEN THE CMU IS REPROGRAMMED.•FOR XM RADIO STATIONS, FAVORITES LIST DISPLAYS ONLY THE CHANNEL NUMBERS.•CANNOT MAKE A CALL SUCCESSFULLY USING “VOICE RECOGNITION” IN FRENCH.•SOUND SKIPS WHEN PLAYING MUSIC THROUGH BLUETOOTH CONNECTION.•THE NAVIGATION ROUTE GUIDANCE IS NOT PLAYED AFTER PAIRING IPHONE 4S.•VOICE RECOGNITION FAILS AFTER IMPORTING CONTACTS WITH SPECIAL CHARACTERS ($, #, ETC) IN THE NAME (#MOM, $AM).•THE MUSIC VOLUME BAR IS DISPLAYED WHILE THE NAVIGATION IS GUIDING A TRIP.•THE COMPASS SCREEN IS DISPLAYED, EVEN THOUGH A SD CARD IS INSERTED. |
| 09-032-14-2946A | 2017-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE TWO SYMPTOMS MENTIONED BELOW WHEN PLAYING CD.SYMPTOM 1: THE SONG TITLE ON THE CD DISPLAY (A) DOES NOT CHANGE WHEN IT GOES TO THE NEXT SONG. HOWEVER, THE TRACK NUMBER (B) CHANGESSYMPTOM 2: THE TRACK LIST DOES NOT OPEN AFTER INSERTING THE CD, BUT THE “DISC LOADING” APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY.THIS IS CAUSED BY IMPROPER SOFTWARE OF THE CD PLAYER. THE SOFTWARE OF CD PLAYER HAS NOW BEEN CHANGED TO COR-RECT THIS ISSUE. |
| 09-040-14-2961 | 2017-05-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD; EQUIPMENT; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BUZZING NOISE FROM THE DRIVER’S SIDE DASHBOARD WHEN DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD. THIS NOISE MAY BE CAUSED BY THE HOOD RELEASE INNER WIRE CONTACTING THE OUTER CABLE. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE CON-FIGURATION OF THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE HAS BEEN CHANGED. |
| 01-002-14-2889B | 2017-05-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS SERVICE INFORMATION PROVIDES BASIC Q-85/T-110 BATTERY HANDLING PROCEDURES. COMPLETE SERVICE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN MS3 ONLINE OR WORKSHOP MANUAL (SECTION 01-17). |
| 09-042-14-2962 | 2017-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WHITE FELT (USED FOR NOISE INSULATION) VISIBLE THROUGH THE GAP BETWEEN THE UPPER (A) AND LOWER (B) FRONT DOOR TRIM, CAUSING A POOR APPEARANCE.THE CAUSE OF THIS IS THAT THE COLOR OF THE FELT AND THE GLUE IS NOT APPROPRIATE AND HIGHLY VISIBLE. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE COLOR OF THE FELT AND THE GLUE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO ONE THAT RESEMBLES THE DOOR TRIM. THE PRODUC-TION CONTROL AND THE INSPECTION HAVE ALSO BEEN IMPROVED TO ELIMINATE THE PROTRUDING FELT |
| MT-003-17 | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. WHEN INSTALLING A NAVIGATION SD CARD, CONFIRM THAT THE CARD IS UNLOCKED. ALSO, MAZDA DOES NOT RECOMMEND SWAPPING NAVIGATION SYSTEM SD CARDS FROM ONE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER FOR TESTING. IF SWAPPED, THE SD CARD THAT IS INSTALLED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE BECOMES “LINKED” TO THE VIN OF THAT VEHICLE. |
| 09-001-14-2872B | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NOISE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE A-PILLAR WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS OR OVER BUMPS. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE COWL UPPER PLATE AND/OR DASH UPPER PANEL INTERFERING WITH THE WIPER BRACKET. FOR THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, A CLEARANCE NEEDS TO BE CREATED BETWEEN THE WIPER BRACKET AND COWL UPPER PLATE AND BETWEEN THE WIPER BRACKET AND DASH UPPER PANEL. |
| 01-001-14-2868E | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOM:A.WARNING MESSAGE “I-ELOOP MALFUNCTION” (MAZDA3) OR “I-ELOOP INSPECTION REQUIRED” (MAZDA6) IS DIS-PLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INFORMATION DISPLAY WHILE DRIVING.B.THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE. C.DTC P1794:00 (CAPACITOR (I-ELOOP) SYSTEM: CAPACITOR (I-ELOOP) MALFUNCTION) IS STORED IN PCM MEMORY. |
| 09-024-14-2916A | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE SIDE(S) OF THE REAR SEAT IS LIFTING OR LOOSE WHEN LIFTED BY HAND.THIS IS CAUSED BY A PRODUCT VARIATION OF THE REAR SEAT CUSHION. SOME CUSHIONS MAY HAVE A LARGER CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE CUSHION AND THE FLOOR CARPET.CUSTOMERS HAVING THIS CONCERN SHOULD HAVE THEIR VEHICLE REPAIRED USING THE FOLLOWING REPAIR PROCEDURE. WHEN YOU RECEIVE A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT ON THIS CONCERN, FIX BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR SEAT CUSHION TO THE CARPET USING VELCRO TAPE. |
| 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. |
| 05-008-14-2920 | 2017-05-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS:•HARD TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR•SOMETIMES THE SHIFTER MAY JUMP OUT OF 3RD GEAR OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER DECELERATION AT 25-40 MPH (40-65 KM/H)THIS IS CAUSED BY THE FRICTION COEFFICIENT BETWEEN THE 3/4 CLUTCH HUB AND THE SLEEVE INCREASING. A SURFACE TREAT-MENT HAS NOW BEEN ADDED TO THE 3/4 CLUTCH HUB TO DECREASE THE FRICTION COEFFICIENT. |
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