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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| 01-005-17-3305 | 2017-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Some vehicles may exhibit oil residue on the engine front cover from seepage around the joint portion (A) between the cylinder block and head. It becomes very noticable with dust adhesion. In some cases, the area of oil residue extends down to around the joint portion (B) between the engine front cover and the oil pan. |
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| 01-002-17-3299a | 2017-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. 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. |
| 08-002-17-3312 | 2017-08-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. When monitoring the resistance of the air bag modules and pre-tensioner seat belts, the Mazda Modular Diagnostic System (M-MDS) may display a value of only 1/100th of the actual resistance value. This is caused by improper SAS control unit software. To eliminate this from occurring in the future, the SAS control unit software has been modified. |
| 04-004-16-3160 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. SOME VEHICLES EXHIBIT BRAKE RELATED CONCERNS SUCH AS BRAKE NOISE, BRAKE JUDDER OR BRAKE DRAGGING. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT FOR ANY ONE OF THESE SYMPTOMS, REFER TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND WHY SYMPTOMS MAY OCCUR, AND TO BETTER ASSIST THE CUSTOMER IN RESOLVING THEIR SPECIFIC BRAKE CONCERN. |
| 02-001-16-3013 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ONE OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING NOISES FROM THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER.• A POPPING NOISE WHEN PASSING OVER SPEED BUMPS.• A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT A VEHICLE STANDSTILL.TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE SHAPE OF THE BUMP STOPPER HAS BEEN MODIFIED AND A PROTECTOR HAS BEEN INSTALLED ONTO THE COIL SPRING. |
| 02-002-16-3124 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. WHEELS. SOME AUTOMOTIVE CLEANING PRODUCTS CONTAIN STRONG ACID OR ALKALI. WHEN THESE TYPES OF CLEANERS ARE USED TO CLEAN THE WHEELS ON MAZDA VEHICLES, THE CHEMICALS CONTENTS PENETRATE THE CLEAR COATING OF THE WHEEL SURFACE AND DAMAGE THE PAINT UNDER THE CLEAR COATING. THE DAMAGED AREA HAS THE APPEARANCE OF DARK STAINS. |
| 04-001-16-3125 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A SQUEAKING/GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR BRAKE EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CALIPER MOUNTING SUPPORT IS CORRODED AND ONE OF THE DISC PAD IS ABNORMALLY WORN OUT (A). THIS IS CAUSED BY VEHICLE USAGE IN AN AREA USING ROAD SALT. THE SURFACE OF THE MOUNTING SUPPORT MAY SWELL FROM CORROSION CAUSING PREMATURE DISC PAD WEAR AND BRAKE NOISE. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AN IMPROVED CALIPER MOUNTING SUPPORT HAS BEEN NEWLY ESTABLISHED AS A SERVICE PART. THE ANTI-CORROSION SURFACE TREATMENT HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM ZN TO ZN-NI PLATING. |
| 00-001-16-3127 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. IN SUPPORT OF IMPROVED ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS ON SKYACTIV VEHICLES, MAZDA WILL SHIP A TERMINAL TEST KIT TO ALL DEALERS. THE TEST KIT IS DESIGNED PECIFICALLY FOR SKYACTIV MODULE TERMINALS.• THE SST WILL BE SHIPPED BY MAZDA’S TOOL VENDOR BOSCH STARTING JANUARY 15, 2016.• PROCEDURES FOR USAGE ARE FOUND IN THE SKYACTIV WIRING TERMINAL TEST KIT WBT, COURSE #1649.• THE FOLLOWING SST IS THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE MAZDA REQUIRED TOOL (MRT) LIST: |
| 05-002-15-3019F | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 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, P1738). • 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 • P1738:00 AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE INTERNAL 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. NOTE: IF THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT CONCERN, THIS TSB IS NOT APPLICABLE. REFER TO MS3 ONLINE INSTRUCTIONS OR WORKSHOP MANUAL FOR PROPER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR PROCEDURE. |
| 09-023-15-3024A | 2017-06-08. 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. |
| 01-014-15-3055A | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE. FREQUENT ENGINE STARTS UNDER EXTREMELY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY RESULT IN OIL SEEPAGE FROM THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY A LACK OF DURABILITY OF THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO INCREASE THE DURABILITY IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. |
| 09-010-15-2965B | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINK WHEN OPERATING THE WIPERS. THIS NOISE MAY BE CAUSED BY RUST ON THE SLIDING PARTS FROM WATER ENTRY THROUGH THE PIVOT (A). TO PREVENT WATER ENTRY, THE PIVOT COVER (B) HAS BEEN ENLARGED AND AN O-RING HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE PIVOT. |
| 01-023-15-3084B | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 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 LOW THIS 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. |
| 01-023-15-3084A | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 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 LOW THIS 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. |
| 04-003-15-3065A | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A SQUEAKING/GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR BRAKE EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CALIPER MOUNTING SUPPORT IS CORRODED AND THE DISC PAD IS ABNORMALLY WORN OUT (A). THIS IS CAUSED BY VEHICLE USAGE IN AN AREA USING ROAD SALT. THE SURFACE OF THE MOUNTING SUPPORT MAY SWELL FROM CORROSION CAUSING PREMATURE DISC PAD WEAR AND BRAKE NOISE. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AN IMPROVED CALIPER MOUNTING SUPPORT HAS BEEN NEWLY ESTABLISHED AS A SERVICE PART. THE ANTI-CORROSION SURFACE TREATMENT HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM ZN TO ZN-NI PLATING. |
| 05-001-15-3104 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS: • 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) • HARD TO SHIFT INTO 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, AND/OR 6TH GEAR • SHIFT LEVER VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR THIS IS CAUSED BY INAPPROPRIATE TRANSMISSION INTERNAL PARTS. |
| 09-044-15-3094 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE MAZDA CONNECT INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON, AND WILL NOT REBOOT. IT WILL ONLY REBOOT AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THIS IS CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION OF THE CONNECTIVITY MASTER UNIT (CMU) HARDWARE. NOTE: IF THE SYSTEM REBOOTS BY ITSELF, THIS TSB IS NOT APPLICABLE. REFER TO TSB 09-022/15 FOR CMU SOFTWARE UPDATE. |
| 07-003-15-2992A | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE AIR TEMPERATURE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT CHANGE WITH THE AIR TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB, AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME RATTLE NOISE FROM BEHIND THE DASH BOARD. THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL LINK BEING PULLED OUT OF THE HVAC HOUSING. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL LINK HAS BEEN MODIFIED. |
| 00-004-15-3077 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SOME VEHICLES THAT WERE HELD IN PORT VERACRUZ MAY EXHIBIT SURFACE RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. PORT VERACRUZ IS AT THE SOUTHERN PART OF MEXICO, FACING THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS AREA IS KNOWN FOR VERY HARSH ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS EXTREMELY HOT CONDITIONS, ACID RAIN, STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE COMBINATION OF THESE NATURAL ELEMENTS CAN RESULT IN SURFACE RUST TO THE EXTERIOR CHROME MOLDINGS AND METAL UNDERCARRIAGE COMPONENTS. TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE FROM OCCURRING, MMVO HAS STARTED THE APPLICATION OF A RUST PROTECTIVE COATING (KATS #6028) TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE. SINCE THIS COATING IS PERMANENT, NO REMOVAL WILL BE NECESSARY AT THE DEALERS. NOTE: THIS TSB ADDRESSES CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CONCERNS WITH THE APPEARANCE OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE SURFACE RUST ADDRESSED IN THIS TSB DOES NOT CAUSE ANY LONG TERM DURABILITY ISSUES TO THE VEHICLE. |
| 02-001-15-2998A | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM. 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. |
| 05-001-15-3104A | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS: • 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) • HARD TO SHIFT INTO 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, AND/OR 6TH GEAR • SHIFT LEVER VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR THIS IS CAUSED BY INAPPROPRIATE TRANSMISSION INTERNAL PARTS. |
| 05-002-15-3019E | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; 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. NOTE: IF THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT CONCERN, THIS TSB IS NOT APPLICABLE. REFER TO MS3 ONLINE INSTRUCTIONS OR WORKSHOP MANUAL FOR PROPER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR PROCEDURE. |
| 06-001-15-3054B | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL THUMPING NOISE FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS NOISE ONLY OCCURS WHEN STARTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE FULL LEFT POSITION. NOTE: THE NOISE WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS IN THE CENTER OR FULL RIGHT POSITION. THE NOISE IS CAUSED WHEN THE EDGE OF THE LEFT SIDE INNER BALL JOINT GETS STUCK WITH THE STEERING GEAR HOUSING. TO ELIMINATE THE NOISE, THE SHAPE OF THE INNER BALL JOINT EDGE HAS BEEN CHANGED. |
| 04-004-15-3099 | 2017-06-07. 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. |
| 01-017-15-3063 | 2017-06-07. 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 MODIFIED. |
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