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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

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

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SA-039-23a2023-10-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. Some vehicles may experience exterior trim heat damage when parked near a glass building or Low-E windows. This may be caused by the sun's reflection.
09-031-20b2023-08-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Some vehicles may exhibit a distorted image or no image from the rear mount camera when shifted into reverse. Due to friction, the coating of camera socket terminals may wear out, creating high electrical resistance. NOTE: The icons and the messages are displayed normally.
09-031/20a2023-08-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Be advised that TSB "09-031/20 - REAR MOUNT CAMERA IMAGE NOT CLEAR/NO IMAGE ON SCREEN" is no longer valid and has been superseded by "RECALL 6023G - 2014-2018 MAZDA3 AND 2016-2019 CX-3 - REARVIEW IMAGE MAY NOT DISPLAY PROPERLY". Use the link below to view the recall: RECALL 6023G - 2014-2018 MAZDA3 AND 2016-2019 CX-3 - REARVIEW IMAGE MAY NOT DISPLAY PROPERLY
SA-012-232023-04-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; VISIBILITY. Some customers may report an odor or water in the HVAC system and upon inspection, the cabin air filter may be found to be wet.
SA-010-232023-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; VISIBILITY; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Some customers may experience one or more electrical malfunctions after a vehicle body repair. The newly painted fender stay (2) may be causing a poor front harness (1) ground connection.
Monitor2022-06-06. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. Mazda connect "no signal" message in reverse
Intermittent2022-06-06. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY. Intermittent no crank/no start Some customers may complain about an intermittent no crank/no start. This may be caused by a poor instrument panel wiring harness connection C12. The accessory mirror with coimpass Tharness connector at drivers side Apillar may not be seated (locked) Properly secure the instrument panel wiring harness, upper and lower C12 connectors to resolve customer complaint.
SA-040-212021-07-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. Some vehicles may experience exterior trim heat damage when parked near a glass building or Low-E windows. This may be caused by the sun's reflection.
MT-003-212021-06-29. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. Some vehicles may experience exterior trim heat damage when parked near a glass building. This may be caused by the suns reflection. If a building creates enough of a curve with a series of flat windows, which act like mirrors, the reflections all converge at one point, focusing and concentrating the light onto the street below.
09-042-17-33912021-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; VISIBILITY. 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.
MT-001-172021-02-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. Windshield washer fluid change - Factory filled windshield washer fluid has been changed to an ethanol type (yellow color) instead of athe conventional methanol type (blue color). This change is for European compliance Mazda has decided to make the change for all markets.
09-063-162021-02-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Door glass will not open (stuck in run channel). Some customers may experience that one or more of the door glasses will not open due to becoming stuck in the glass run channel . The root cause is still under investigation. To correct the problem, the parts source will be changed.
MTI_10362021-01-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; VISIBILITY. Some customers may claim that it is impossible or difficult to view the Active Driving Display, even if the position of the display is adjusted through the Settings screen. This is caused by an incorrectly learned zero-point (closed position) of the Active Driving Display. The main reason this happens is because an object (e.g. gloves, paper, etc.) was placed in the storage area where the mirror and optical receiver are housed.
09-031-20-37362020-10-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; VISIBILITY; BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA. Some vehicles may exhibit a distorted image or no image from the rear mount camera when shifted into reverse. Due to friction, the coating of camera socket terminals may wear out, creating high electrical resistance. NOTE: The icons and the messages are displayed normally.
09-025-20-37212020-08-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Some customer's may complain that the front power window(s) do not operate after the vehicle has been parked outside during freezing temperatures. This may be caused by water that infiltrates into the power window regulator and freezes in the drum groove for the cable. Then when the power window is operated, the cable slips out from the ice-filled groove and tangles, blocking further window operations.
SA-038-202020-04-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; VISIBILITY; BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA. Some customers may complain about a rear view monitor display that is: • Blank (or may have backup camera warning message) • Distorted • Blurry • Fuzzy • Split screen (see attached video) • Grainy. The icons and text are normally displayed.
SA-027-192019-12-20. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; TRAILER HITCHES; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Accessory instructions can be found in the Accessory eCatalog. https://ecatalog.trademotion.com/. Audio/Electrical, Exterior, Interior: - Mazda Mobile Start (MMS) - Remote Engine Start - Wireless Charging Pad - Mirror - Navigation - Rear Parking Sensors - Rear Seat Entertainment - Smartphone Screen Mirroring - Bumper Trim/Guards - Door Mirror Caps - Fog Lights - Moonroof Wind Deflector - Roof Rack - Side Window Deflectors - Splash Guards - Trailer Hitch - Thule Products - Wheels Locks - Aero Kit - Air Dam - Rear Spoiler - Tunnel Under Bars - Lower Arm Bar - Side Sill Extensions - Arm Rest - Illuminated Door sill Trim Plates - Interior Lighting
09-010-19-36242019-08-15. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Some customers may experience one or more electrical malfunctions after a vehicle body repair. The newly painted fender stay (2) may be causing a poor front harness (1) ground connection.The front fender stay (2) newly painted surface at ground point (3), where attachment bolt (4) is seated, may create a poor front harness ground connection. Customers concern can be resolved by sanding off paint at ground point (3) where attachment bolt (4) is seated. After installing the bolt (4), apply touch-up paint to the exposed base material area of the front fender stay.
09-026-19-36132019-08-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. Some vehicles may exhibit the cushion tape (1) attached to the front end of dashboard coming off and showing at the base of the windshield. This is caused by the cushion tape peeling off from the end(s) due to interference with the windshield and vehicle vibration (CX-5/Mazda6) or from the gap between the dashboard and the cushion tape because there there is no rib (1) at the dashboard ends (Mazda3). To prevent the tape from peeling off, both ends of the cushion tape are now folded over to the back side of the dashboard (CX-5/Mazda6) or stapled (Mazda3).
09-043-18-34412019-02-19. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY. Some vehicles may exhibit the cushion tape (1) attached to the front end of dashboard coming off and showing at the base of the windshield.This is caused by the cushion tape peeling off from the end(s) due to interference with the windshield and vehicle vibration. To prevent the tape from peeling off, both ends of the cushion tape are now folded over to the back side of the dashboard or stapled depending on the model.
MT-007-182018-08-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES; ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ENGINE NO START AND / OR REAR VIEW MONITOR DISPLAY IS BLURRY DUE TO AFTERMARKET ELECTRICAL DEVICE: Some customers may complain about the following: Engine no start. A blurry rear view monitor display. This may be caused by an aftermarket accessory device. Some aftermarket electrical devices (e.g., an accessory cell phone charger) may create excessive electrical noise. The noise may interrupt some of the vehicle electrical systems. Below are a few examples of an aftermarket cell phone charger that is interrupting the vehicle electrical systems.
09-032-17-33722017-10-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. Some vehicles may experience one or more of the following conditions with the driver and/or passenger side power window(s): ? The window glass will not raise/lower. The window suddenly stops operating while being raised/lowered. The window glass gets stuck where it stopped operating or falls down in the door. This concern is caused by the window regulator cable end becoming disconnected from the fixing point due to improper caulking. The production facility has been improved to prevent the improper caulking of the window regulator cable.
SA-058-172017-08-10. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. CAUTION: DO NOT attempt any repair of the windshield damaged by stone chipping/cracks at the area in front of the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) and Laser Sensor. Replace the windshield with a new one instead.
09-025-16-31912017-02-28. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY/WIPER; STRUCTURE. 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. TO CORRECT THE CONCERN, ADDITIONAL SEALING AND WELDING HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO THE WIPER BRACKET.
MTI_10342017-02-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES HVAC HEATER/DEFROSTER OPERATING TIPS USING MODE SELECTOR DIAL. THIS INCLUDES THE USE OF INTERMEDIATE POSITIONS.

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