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Service bulletins for the 2015 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.

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

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09-014-15-30372017-05-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CORROSION AROUND THE SPOT WELDS IN THE TRUNK OPENING UNDER THE REAR WINDOW. THIS IS CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT PAINT THICKNESS AT THE SPOT WELDS. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE PAINT THICKNESS HAS BEEN IMPROVED
05-002-15-3019C2017-05-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE WARNING LIGHT ON WITH ONE OR MORE OF THESE DTCS STORED IN THE TCM MEMORY (P0842, P0847, P0872, P0877, P0780). • P0842:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 1 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH B) STUCK ON • P0847:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 2 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A) STUCK ON • P0872:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 3 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A) STUCK ON • P0877:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 4 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH B) STUCK ON • P0780:00 - GEAR SHIFTING MALFUNCTION THIS IS CAUSED BY THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A AND/OR B AT THE CONTROL VALVE BODY TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY GETTING STUCK DUE TO CONTAMINATION ENTERING THE PASSAGE. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, SOME MASS PRODUCTION CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE CONTAMINATION AND IMPROVE THE DTC DIAGNOSTIC LOGIC.
02-005-14-29812017-05-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CREAKING NOISE FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. THE NOISE OCCURS AT APPROX. 12 - 25 MPH (20 - 40 KM/H) WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE IS WET OR AFTER A CAR WASH. THE NOISE BECOMES MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING OVER HIGHER BUMPS. THE CREAKING NOISE IS CAUSED WHEN THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING(S) (A) BECOME WET.
00-004-14-29832017-05-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. IN SUPPORT OF THE SKYACTIV MODELS, MAZDA WILL MAKE AVAILABLE A SPECIAL SERVICE TOOL (SST), TO ADDRESS FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE FOR SPECIFIC HIGH HUMIDITY AND WET CLIMATE CONDITIONS IN THE LOWER GULF STATES. THE SST WILL BE NEEDED TO COMPLETE REPAIRS DETAILED IN TSB 02-005/14 AND IS AVAILABLE THROUGH MAZDA’S TOOL VENDOR, SNAP-ON TOOLS.
05-002-15-30192017-05-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE WARNING LIGHT ON WITH ONE OR MORE OF THESE DTCS STORED IN THE TCM MEMORY (P0842, P0847, P0872, P0877, P0780). • P0842:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 1 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH B) STUCK ON • P0847:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 2 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A) STUCK ON • P0872:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 3 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A) STUCK ON • P0877:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 4 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH B) STUCK ON • P0780:00 - GEAR SHIFTING MALFUNCTION. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A AND/OR B AT THE CONTROL VALVE BODY TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY GETTING STUCK DUE TO CONTAMINATION ENTERING THE PASSAGE. TO ORRECT THE PROBLEM, SOME MASS PRODUCTION CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE CONTAMINATION AND IMPROVE THE DTC DIAGNOSTIC LOGIC.
05-002-15-3019A2017-05-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE WARNING LIGHT ON WITH ONE OR MORE OF THESE DTCS STORED IN THE TCM MEMORY (P0842, P0847, P0872, P0877, P0780). • P0842:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 1 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH B) STUCK ON • P0847:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 2 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A) STUCK ON • P0872:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 3 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A) STUCK ON • P0877:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 4 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH B) STUCK ON • P0780:00 - GEAR SHIFTING MALFUNCTION. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A AND/OR B AT THE CONTROL VALVE BODY TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY GETTING STUCK DUE TO CONTAMINATION ENTERING THE PASSAGE. TO ORRECT THE PROBLEM, SOME MASS PRODUCTION CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE CONTAMINATION AND IMPROVE THE DTC DIAGNOSTIC LOGIC.
05-002-15-3019B2017-05-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE WARNING LIGHT ON WITH ONE OR MORE OF THESE DTCS STORED IN THE TCM MEMORY (P0842, P0847, P0872, P0877, P0780). • P0842:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 1 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH B) STUCK ON • P0847:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 2 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A) STUCK ON • P0872:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 3 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A) STUCK ON • P0877:00 - OIL PRESSURE SWITCH NO. 4 (OIL PRESSURE SWITCH B) STUCK ON • P0780:00 - GEAR SHIFTING MALFUNCTION. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH A AND/OR B AT THE CONTROL VALVE BODY TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY GETTING STUCK DUE TO CONTAMINATION ENTERING THE PASSAGE. TO ORRECT THE PROBLEM, SOME MASS PRODUCTION CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE CONTAMINATION AND IMPROVE THE DTC DIAGNOSTIC LOGIC.
SA-041-172017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. PERMANENT DTCS ARE NOW DISPLAYED WITH THE IDS 104 UPDATE. THE PURPOSE OF A PERMANENT DTC IS TO PREVENT CUSTOMERS FROM CLEARING THEM BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLE IN ORDER TO PASS A SMOG CHECK. ALL PCM AND TCM DTCS THAT TURN ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAN REMAIN AS A PERMANENT DTC. THEY WILL NOT TURN ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CAUSE DRIVABILITY CONCERNS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A PERMANENT DTC, IGNORE IT AND DIAGNOSE THE CURRENT STORED OR PENDING DTC.
SA-040-172017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ADVANCED KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS: (1) KEY FOB AND/OR DOOR REQUEST SWITCH DOES NOT OPERATE. (2) DOOR LOCKS REPEATEDLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN APPROACHING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ADVANCED KEY. (3) KEY WARNING LIGHT (RED) ON WHILE DRIVING AND DTC B10D1:23 AND/OR B10D3:23 IS(ARE) STORED. •B10D1:23 REQUEST SWITCH (LF) CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION •B10D3:23 REQUEST SWITCH (RF) CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION
09-026-15-30292017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE ACTIVE DRIVING DISPLAY (A) VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP AND/OR CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO A VIEWABLE POSITION USING THE COMMANDER SWITCH. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE AXIS OF THE ACTIVE DRIVING DISPLAY POPPING OUT OF POSITION IF THE CUSTOMER MANUALLY OPENS OR CLOSES THE DISPLAY, OR CLOSES THE DISPLAY WITH OBJECTS PLACED IN THE STORAGE AREA (B) FOR THE DISPLAY. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE SHAPE OF THE SHAFT AND BEARING PART HAS BEEN CHANGED TO INCREASE THE INSERTION FORCE, THEREBY MAKING THE DISPLAY HARDER TO POP OUT OF POSITION.
09-027-15-30562017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A WHINE NOISE FROM THE SPEAKERS WHEN LISTENING TO THE AM RADIO WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR ON. THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE AUDIO UNIT. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE INTERNAL CIRCUIT OF THE AUDIO UNIT HAS BEEN CHANGED.
01-015-15-30642017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES USING AN AUXILIARY HEATER (BLOCK HEATER) MAY EXPERIENCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH DTC P0116:00 OR P011A WHEN STARTING IN COLD WEATHER BELOW 32 °F (0 °C). • P0116:00: ECT SENSOR NO.1 CIRCUIT RANGE/PERFORMANCE PROBLEM • P011A:00: ECT SENSOR NO.1/NO.2 PERFORMANCE PROBLEM. THIS IS CAUSED BY ERROR DETECTION LOGIC OF THE PCM. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE CONTROL LOGIC OF THE PCM HAS BEEN CHANGED.
09-028-15-30662017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WARPED REAR MUDGUARD WITH THE SURFACE EDGE (A) VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A POOR APPEARANCE. IN THE WORST CASE, IT COULD TOUCH THE TIRE AND CAUSE A RUBBING NOISE. THE DEFORMATION IS DUE TO PRODUCT VARIATION.
09-023-15-30242017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A LOOSE REAR CONSOLE LID (A). THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY HINGE PINS COMING PARTIALLY OFF (B) OR COMPLETELY OFF.
01-011-15-3051A2017-05-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A LACK OF POWER DURING HARD ACCELERATION (APPROX. 6,000 RPM) IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS BELOW 32 °F (0 °C). DTCS P0300:00, P0301:00 AND/OR P0302:00 ARE STORED IN MEMORY. • P0300:00: RANDOM MISFIRE DETECTED • P0301:00: CYLINDER NO. 1 MISFIRE DETECTED • P0302:00: CYLINDER NO. 2 MISFIRE DETECTED THIS IS CAUSED BY IMPROPER CONTROL LOGIC OF THE PCM. THE PCM MAY DETECT A FALSE MISFIRE UNDER THE SUBJECT CONDITIONS AND MAY FALL INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN, THE PCM CONTROL LOGIC HAS BEEN CHANGED.
00-003-14-29702017-05-11. 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.
01-017-14-29732017-05-11. 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).
09-037-14-2951A2017-05-11. 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.
09-037-14-29512017-05-08. 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.
09-039-14-29232017-05-08. 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.
09-006-14-2882F2017-05-08. 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.
09-042-14-29622017-05-08. 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-003-172017-05-05. 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.
09-034-14-29562017-05-05. 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.

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