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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| 01-009-16-3172B | 2017-02-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A ROUGH IDLE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT 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 OIL CONTROL VALVE (OCV). THE TEMPORARY ENTRY OF THE FOREIGN OBJECT TRIGGERS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BUT ROUGH IDLE WILL NOT BE PRODUCED UNTIL A LATER TIME. |
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| 01-014-16-3208 | 2017-02-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A LACK OF ENGINE POWER/ROUGH IDLING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE MISFIRE RELATED DTCS OF P0300:00, P0301:00, P0302:00, P0303:00 AND P0304:00. THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE IGNITION COIL(S) DUE TO A HIGH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COLD AND WARM AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. THE PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE IGNITION COIL HAS BEEN CHANGED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN. |
| 09-038-16-3213 | 2017-02-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE FRONT DOOR GLASS WHEN DRIVING WITH THE WINDOW OPEN APPROX. 1/2 TO 4 INCHES (1 - 10 CM). THE RATTLE NOISE MAY BE CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT HOLDING FORCE OF THE GLASS RUN CHANNEL. TO INCREASE THE HOLDING FORCE, THE SHAPE OF GLASS RUN CHANNEL HAS BEEN CHANGED AND NON-WOVEN PADS HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THE GLASS RUN CHANNEL. |
| 09-037-16-3211 | 2017-02-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT RUST/PAINT BLISTER (A) ON THE TRUNK LID AROUND THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS (B). THIS IS CAUSED BY THE PAINT COATING ON THE WELDING SPOTS NOT BEING THICK ENOUGH. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, A PROCESS TO GRIND DOWN THE WELDING SPOTS PRIOR TO PAINTING HAS BEEN ADDED. |
| 1080M | 2017-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. IF AN ENGINE ASSEMBLY IS REPLACED AFTER A CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE, CLEAN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INTERNALLY BEFORE INSTALLING A REPLACEMENT ENGINE ASSEMBLY. IF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS NOT CLEANED PROPERLY, THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE MAY FAIL PREMATURELY.METALLIC DEBRIS FROM THE OLD ENGINE (WITH CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE) MAY REST INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. WHEN THE NEW ENGINE ASSEMBLY IS INSTALLED, DEBRIS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WILL BE INGESTED INTO THE NEW ENGINE AND CAUSE INTERNAL DAMAGE.CLEAN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INTERNALLY TO REMOVE ANY DEBRIS FROM OLD ENGINE BEFORE INSTALLING THE NEW REPLACEMENT ENGINE ASSEMBLY.IF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CANNOT BE PROPERLY CLEANED INTERNALLY, REPLACE IT. |
| 1079M | 2017-02-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS, SMART CITY BRAKE SUPPORT (SCBS) MAY OPERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. THE OWNER'S MANUAL PROVIDES 7 EXAMPLES: OBJECTS ON THE ROAD AT THE ENTRANCE TO A CURVE.VEHICLES PASSING IN THE OPPOSITE LANE WHILE MAKING A CURVE.METAL OBJECTS, BUMPS, OR PROTRUDING OBJECTS ON THE ROAD.WHEN PASSING THROUGH A TOLL GATE.WHEN PASSING UNDER A VINYL CURTAIN OR FLAG.PLASTIC OBJECTS SUCH AS PYLONS.TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES, PEDESTRIANS, ANIMALS OR STANDING TREES.THIS M-TIP ARTICLE PROVIDES 2 ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES:A. THERE IS FOGGING ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE WINDSHIELD.B. THERE IS/ARE FOGGING/WATER DROPS ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE WINDSHIELD.THE NEAR INFRARED LASER BEAM IS A LIGHT BEAM AND IS REFRACTED BY WATER DROPS OR FOREIGN MATERIAL ON THE WINDSHIELD. IN THIS CASE, THE NEAR INFRARED LASER BEAM MAY NOT DETECT AN OBSTRUCTION AHEAD CORRECTLY. |
| 01-016-16-3220 | 2017-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THERE IS A CONCERN THAT SOME WATER PUMPS ARE BEING REPLACED THAT ARE NOT FAULTY, DUE TO SIGNS OF A VERY SMALL COOLANT LEAK FROM THE BLEED HOLE. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN IS TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE WATER PUMP SEALING MECHA-NISM AND THE CRITERIA IF REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY OR NOT. |
| 01-012-16-3190A | 2017-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE VIBRATION AND RATTLE NOISE AT IDLE IN D OR R RANGE AFTER THE ENGINE REACHES NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE ORIFICE OF THE OIL-FILLED NO.3 ENGINE MOUNT BECOMING CLOGGED WITH DEPOSITS GENERATED INSIDE, CHANGING THE DAMPING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ENGINE MOUNT. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE ENGINE MOUNT HAS BEEN/WILL BE MODIFIED. |
| 01-017-16-3242 | 2017-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN ENGINE THAT RUNS ROUGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH DTCS P0201 AND P0204 OR P0202 AND P0203.NOTE:ENGINE MISFIRE RELATED DTCS (P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304) ARE USUALLY STORED AT THE SAME TIME.P0201:00: FUEL INJECTOR CIRCUIT/OPEN CYLINDER NO.1P0202:00: FUEL INJECTOR CIRCUIT/OPEN CYLINDER NO.2P0203:00: FUEL INJECTOR CIRCUIT/OPEN CYLINDER NO.3P0204:00: FUEL INJECTOR CIRCUIT/OPEN CYLINDER NO.4THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE PCM (DENSO PRODUCED ONLY). TO CORRECT THE CONCERN, THE PCM INTERNAL FAILURE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED. |
| 09-047-16-3230 | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE REAR CONSOLE LID (A) THAT DOES NOT LATCH CLOSE DUE TO A BROKEN LATCH (B). THE LATCH MAY BE BROKEN BY EXCESSIVE EXTERNAL FORCE APPLIED TO THE LID. TO ELIMINATE THE CONCERN, THE SHAPE OF THE REAR CONSOLE LID LATCH HAS BEEN CHANGED TO INCREASE THE STRENGTH. |
| 00-004-16-3237 | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. RAISING A VEHICLE WITH A JACK CAN BE DANGEROUS IF NOT DONE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE CAN SLIP OFF THE JACK AND SERI-OUSLY INJURE SOMEONE. IN THIS SERVICE INFORMATION, SOME IMPORTANT WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THE OWNER’S MANUAL. FOR MAZDA CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT SAFELY LIFTING THEIR VEHICLE TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE OR TO INSTALL SNOW CHAINS, PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THE ATTACHED HANDOUT FOR THEM. ALSO, BE SURE TO ALWAYS DIRECT CUSTOMERS TO FOL-LOW THE DIRECTIONS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. |
| 07-002-16-3196A | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE AIR FROM THE VENTS IS NOT COLD WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY DUST GENERATED DURING POLISHING OF THE A/C PIPES AT PRODUCTION REMAINING IN THE PIPES DUE TO INSUFFI-CIENT WASHING. THE DUST THEN CIRCULATES IN THE A/C SYSTEM CAUSING THE CONDENSER TO CLOG AND THE A/C SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE POLISHING PROCESS OF THE A/C PIPES HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO MINI-MIZE THE GENERATION OF DUST. |
| 09-046-16-3231 | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT WHITE STAINS (A) RUNNING DOWN THE FRONT DOOR(S) FROM THE BASE OF THE OUTER MIRROR, CAUSING A POOR APPEARANCE. THIS IS CAUSED WHEN WATER ENTERS THE MIRROR BASE AND CORRODES THE ALUMINUM DIE CAST INSIDE THE MIRROR. TO ELIMINATE THE CONCERN, THE ALUMINUM DIE CAST INSIDE THE MIRROR BASE HAS BEEN PAINTED TO PREVENT CORROSION. |
| 02-013-16-3232 | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE BUMP STOP (BOUND STOPPER) FOR THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER COMING OUT OF THE MOUNTING RUB-BER. TO ELIMINATE THE CONCERN, THE BONDING AGENT AND THE AREA TO BE COVERED HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO INCREASE THE BONDING STRENGTH BETWEEN THE BUMP STOP (BOUND STOPPER) AND MOUNTING RUBBER. |
| 1099M | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHEN REPROGRAMMING A CONTROL MODULE, ALWAYS USE THE GR-8 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM POWER SUPPLY MODE. IF NOT USED, THE CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMING MAY FAIL DUE TO A WEAK VEHICLE BATTERY.THE GR-8 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM POWER SUPPLY MODE PREVENTS THE VEHICLE BATTERY FROM BEING DISCHARGED. THIS ALLOWS THE IDS TO REPROGRAM A CONTROL MODULE WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM A WEAK OR UNDERCHARGED VEHICLE BATTERY. NOTE: CONTROL MODULE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IF THE GR-8 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM POWER SUPPLY MODE IS NOT USED. |
| 1066M | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE AUTO-DIMMING MIRROR. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE FRONT AND/OR REAR LIGHT SENSOR(S) (E.G. HANGING A PARKING PERMIT FROM THE MIRROR). USE A SOFT CLOTH WITH MILD DETERGENT TO CLEAN THE MIRROR. HARSH DETERGENT MAY DAMAGE THE FRONT AND/OR REAR LIGHT SENSOR(S). |
| 1102M | 2017-02-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. WORKSHOP MANUAL EVAP SYSTEM LEAK INSPECTION USING THE M-MDS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR SOME MODELS. INSTEAD, THE WORKSHOP MANUAL EVAP SYSTEM LEAK INSPECTION USING EVAP LEAK TESTER WILL BE USED TO TROUBLESHOOT EVAP SYSTEM LEAKS. |
| RF-16-03 | 2017-02-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THE 2016 CX-9 WITH THE SKYACTIV®-G 2.5T ENGINE REQUIRES A UNIQUE OIL FILTER (PY8W-14-302) WHICH IS NOT INTERCHANGEABLE WITH OTHER SKYACTIV® OIL FILTERS. THE UNIQUE OIL FILTER CAN BE IDENTIFIED WITH TWO WHITE BANDS AS SHOWN BELOW. |
| 09-040-16-3214 | 2017-02-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE SUNROOF MAY SUDDENLY OPEN BY ITSELF WHEN THE HEATER IS ON. THIS CONCERN MAY BE DUE TO A SHORT IN THE SUNROOF SWITCH (A) CAUSED FROM CONDEN-SATION GENERATED BETWEEN THE ROOF PANEL AND THE SEAL. TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN IN THE FUTURE, A PROTECTIVE FILM HAS BEEN INSTALLED TO THE SWITCH AND A PAD INSTALLED TO THE HARNESS. |
| 09-016-16-3158A | 2017-02-17. Service bulletin. SEATS. AT PDI OR WHEN NEW VEHICLE IS DELIVERED, SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT WRINKLES ON THE LEATHER SEAT CUSHION AND/OR SEAT BACK SURFACE.CUSTOMERS HAVING THIS CONCERN SHOULD HAVE THEIR VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A QUALIFIED UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SPECIALIST USING THE FOLLOWING REPAIR PROCEDURE.THIS SERVICE BULLETIN IS ONLY FOR SUBLET REPAIR. A QUALIFIED UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SPECIALIST IS REQUIRED FOR THIS REPAIR PROCEDURE. PLEASE PRINT A COPY OF THIS BULLETIN FOR THE UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SPECIALIST. |
| 01-011-16-3139A | 2017-02-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT IN COLD CONDITIONS (BELOW 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT / 0 DEGREES CELSIUS), SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A ROUGH IDLE AND/OR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DTC(S) STORED IN MEMORY.•P0300 - RANDOM MISFIRE DETECTED•P0301 - CYLINDER NO.1 MISFIRE DETECTED•P0302 - CYLINDER NO.2 MISFIRE DETECTED •P0303 - CYLINDER NO.3 MISFIRE DETECTED •P0304 - CYLINDER NO.4 MISFIRE DETECTED THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY FROZEN WATER ACCUMULATED IN THE MAIN SILENCER, RESTRICTING EXHAUST FLOW. |
| 01-009-16-3172B | 2017-02-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A ROUGH IDLE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT 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 OIL CONTROL VALVE (OCV). THE TEMPORARY ENTRY OF THE FOREIGN OBJECT TRIGGERS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BUT ROUGH IDLE WILL NOT BE PRODUCED UNTIL A LATER TIME. |
| 01-014-16-3208 | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A LACK OF ENGINE POWER/ROUGH IDLING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE MISFIRE RELATED DTCS OF P0300:00, P0301:00, P0302:00, P0303:00 AND P0304:00. THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE IGNITION COIL(S) DUE TO A HIGH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COLD AND WARM AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. THE PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE IGNITION COIL HAS BEEN CHANGED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN. |
| 09-038-16-3213 | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE FRONT DOOR GLASS WHEN DRIVING WITH THE WINDOW OPEN APPROX. 1/2 TO 4 INCHES (1 - 10 CM). THE RATTLE NOISE MAY BE CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT HOLDING FORCE OF THE GLASS RUN CHANNEL. TO INCREASE THE HOLDING FORCE, THE SHAPE OF GLASS RUN CHANNEL HAS BEEN CHANGED AND NON-WOVEN PADS HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THE GLASS RUN CHANNEL. |
| 09-037-16-3211 | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT RUST/PAINT BLISTER (A) ON THE TRUNK LID AROUND THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS (B). THIS IS CAUSED BY THE PAINT COATING ON THE WELDING SPOTS NOT BEING THICK ENOUGH. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, A PROCESS TO GRIND DOWN THE WELDING SPOTS PRIOR TO PAINTING HAS BEEN ADDED. |
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