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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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1098M2017-02-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. WHEN REMOVING PARTS FROM A VEHICLE, TAKE CAUTION OF THIS SYMBOL "R". FAILING TO REPLACE THE NON-REUSABLE PART MAY CAUSE A SYSTEM FAILURE.
1096M2017-02-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. IF THE ACTIVE DRIVING DISPLAY (AD-DISP) UNIT REQUIRES REMOVAL, USE CAUTION WHEN DISCONNECTING/CONNECTING THE WIRING HARNESS. IF THE HARNESS IS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY, THE AD-DISP MAY NOT OPERATE.
SA2782017-02-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. AFTER PANDORA V7.0 WAS RELEASED ON MARCH 7TH, THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON VEHICLE WITH MAZDA CONNECT.NAVIGATION VOICE GUIDANCE WILL SKIP AND CUT OUT LOSING MANY WORDS.PANDORA WILL SUDDENLY DISCONNECT AND MAZDA CONNECT WILL REVERT TO THE PREVIOUSLY USED SOURCE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A VEHICLE WITH THESE ISSUES, DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PANDORA APP. HAVE THE CUSTOMER CONTACT PANDORA AT PANDORA-SUPPORT@PANDORA.COM. NOTE: IF THE PANDORA APP WORKS ON THE CUSTOMER'S PHONE, THEY CAN STREAM PANDORA USING BLUETOOTH.
MTI_10312017-02-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A BLURRY REAR VIEW MONITOR DISPLAY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY AN AFTERMARKET ACCESSORY DEVICE
MTI_11112017-02-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 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.
MTI_10332017-02-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A MAZDA CONNECT DISPLAY SCREEN FLICKERING ON AND OFF. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY POOR TERMINAL CONTACT AT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ACC RELAY.
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.
MTI_10362017-02-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 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.
MTI_10322017-02-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A RATTLE TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A LOOSE SPARE TIRE JACK.
MTI_10312017-02-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A BLURRY REAR VIEW MONITOR DISPLAY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY AN AFTERMARKET ACCESSORY DEVICE.
MTI_11112017-02-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 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.
MTI_10342017-02-10. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES HVAC HEATER/DEFROSTER OPERATING TIPS USING MODE SELECTOR DIAL. THIS INCLUDES THE USE OF INTERMEDIATE POSITIONS.
MTI_10332017-02-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A MAZDA CONNECT DISPLAY SCREEN FLICKERING ON AND OFF. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY POOR TERMINAL CONTACT AT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ACC RELAY.
MTI_10362017-02-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 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.
09-020-16-31832017-02-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A FUZZY APPEARANCE (TINY CRACKS) AROUND THE EDGE OF THE ACTIVE DRIVING DISPLAY. REPLACE THE ACTIVE DRIVING DISPLAY.
02-005-16-3152A2017-02-08. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. BEGINNING WITH THE CX-5 AND MAZDA6 MODELS, GRIP TYPE FRONT AND REAR STABILIZER BUSHINGS HAVE BEEN INCORPO-RATED FOR NOISE PREVENTION PURPOSES. IF ANY TYPE OF GREASE OR LUBRICATION IS APPLIED TO THE BUSHINGS, IT MAY CREATE NOISE DUE TO BUSHING SLIPPAGE.
01-009-16-31722017-02-07. 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.
09-016-16-31582017-02-07. 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.
02-009-16-31552017-02-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER MORE THAN 3° EVEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A FLAT ROAD.
1098M2017-02-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. WHEN REMOVING PARTS FROM A VEHICLE, TAKE CAUTION OF THIS SYMBOL "R". FAILING TO REPLACE THE NON-REUSABLE PART MAY CAUSE A SYSTEM FAILURE.
1096M2017-02-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IF THE ACTIVE DRIVING DISPLAY (AD-DISP) UNIT REQUIRES REMOVAL, USE CAUTION WHEN DISCONNECTING/CONNECTING THE WIRING HARNESS. IF THE HARNESS IS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY, THE AD-DISP MAY NOT OPERATE.
SA2882016-12-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A VEHICLE WITH DTC P0137 (CIRCUIT LOW INPUT), CHECK THE REAR HARNESS AT THE RED CIRCLED AREA IN THE FOLLOWING DIAGRAM. IF AN AFTERMARKET ALARM SYSTEM IS INSTALLED, THE REAR HARNESS MIGHT HAVE RECEIVED DAMAGE FROM ELECTRO-TAP CONNECTORS (A) OR TO THE PROTECTOR TUBE (B). THIS DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
SA2662016-12-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IF A CUSTOMER HAS A VEHICLE COMMUNICATION RELATED ERROR ON THEIR APP, PERFORM THE FOLLOWING: DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OR UNPLUG THE MODULE FOR AT LEAST 10 SECONDS.RECONNECT THE BATTERY, WAIT 60 SECONDS AND THEN HAVE THE CUSTOMER TRY THE APP AGAIN.IF THE VEHICLE STARTS, ORDER MODULE 0000-8F-Z80A.NOTE: THERE IS A LIMITED SUPPLY OF THE MODULE AT THIS TIME, THEREFORE ONLY USE THIS PART FOR THIS SPECIFIC CONDITION.DUE TO THE LIMITED SUPPLY, MAKE SURE YOU WERE SHIPPED THE A LEVEL PART AND NOT THE ORIGINAL PART BEFORE INSTALLING THE PART.INSTALL THE MODULE AND PROGRAM IT PER MMS PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS.INSTRUCT THE CUSTOMER TO UPDATE THEIR ACCOUNT WITH THE NEW MODULE INFORMATION, OTHERWISE THE MMS WILL NOT WORK FROM THE APP.
SA2852016-12-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, AN INCREASING NUMBER OF IPHONE SE EARLY ADOPTERS HAVE REPORTED AUDIO ISSUES WITH BLUETOOTH PHONE CALLS WHEN THE SMARTPHONE IS PAIRED WITH A VEHICLE OR WIRELESS HEADSET. THE ISSUE EXTENDS TO GPS VOICE NAVIGATION FOR SOME, BUT STREAMING MUSIC OVER BLUETOOTH APPEARS TO BE UNAFFECTED. SPECIFICALLY, DOZENS OF USERS IN THE APPLE SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AND MACRUMORS DISCUSSION FORUMS CLAIM TO BE EXPERIENCING DISTORTED, STATICKY, OR INAUDIBLE PHONE CALLS WHEN USING AN IPHONE SE. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT, AND THE CUSTOMER HAS A NEW IPHONE SE, DO NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS ON THE VEHICLE. EXPLAIN TO THE CUSTOMER THAT THE IPHONE MAY BE THE PROBLEM. HAVE THE CUSTOMER VISIT THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.MACRUMORS.COM/2016/04/11/IPHONE-SE-BLUETOOTH-PHONE-CALL-AUDIO-ISSUES/
SA512016-12-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. MAZDA CONNECT SOFTWARE VERSION 55.00.760 IS NOW AVAILABLE ON MS3. USE THIS VERSION FOR ALL MAZDA CONNECT UPDATES, INCLUDING OPEN SSP98 VEHICLES. IF SSP98 IS CLOSED, USE TSB 09-024/16 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES.CLICK ON "IDS/INFOTAINMENT", THEN "MAZDA CONNECT UPDATES" TO DOWNLOAD IT. UPDATE YOUR USB DRIVES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS IN TSB 09-024/16.ALSO MAKE SURE TO SELECT "ALL FILES" FOR "SAVE AS TYPE:". IF LEFT AS "COMPRESSED (ZIPPED) FOLDER," THE FILE WILL BE SAVED AS A ".ZIP" NO MATTER WHAT YOU USE AS AN EXTENSION.ATTN: TECHNICIANS - BE SURE TO DOCUMENT THE SOFTWARE VERSION INSTALLED ON THE REPAIR ORDER AND INFORM YOUR WARRANTY ADMINISTRATOR TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION IN THE REPAIR TEXT OF THE WARRANTY CLAIM.MAZDA IS WORKING TO MAKE FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MAZDA CONNECT INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE, AND MAY ISSUE FUTURE SOFTWARE UPDATES TO IMPROVE SYSTEM OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE. SOFTWARE VERSION UPDATES CAN BE FOUND ON MS3.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.