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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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1080M2017-02-23. 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.
1079M2017-02-23. 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.
01-016-16-32202017-02-23. 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.
01-012-16-3190A2017-02-23. 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.
01-017-16-32422017-02-23. 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.
00-004-16-32372017-02-22. 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.
09-046-16-32312017-02-22. 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.
1099M2017-02-22. 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.
1066M2017-02-22. 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).
1102M2017-02-21. 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-16-042017-02-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE A-PILLAR ON THE 2016 MAZDA3 (MEXICO BUILT ONLY), AND SOME ACCESSORIES ARE IMPACTED BY THIS. WHEN INSTALLING ONE OF THE APPLICABLE ACCESSORY PARTS TO THE APPLICABLE VEHICLES, DISCARD THE EXISTING A-PILLAR CLIP (COLOR: BLACK) INSIDE THE KIT(S), AND USE A SERVICE PART A-PILLAR CLIP (COLOR: WHITE, PN: D09W-68-162) IN ITS PLACE. THE BLACK CLIP CANNOT BE INSTALLED PROPERLY ON THE A-PILLAR TRIM.
RF-16-032017-02-18. 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.
09-016-16-3158A2017-02-17. 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.
01-011-16-3139A2017-02-17. 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.
01-009-16-3172B2017-02-17. 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.
01-014-16-32082017-02-16. 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.
09-038-16-32132017-02-16. 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.
09-037-16-32112017-02-16. 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.
01-014-16-3208A2017-02-16. 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.
09-044-16-32272017-02-15. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES (BELOW FREEZING) WHERE THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT LATCH (HALF LATCH) WHEN CLOSING. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE STOPPER RUBBER, A COMPONENT OF THE LIFTGATE LATCH AND LOCK ACTUATOR (A), HARDENING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING. THE STOPPER RUBBER HAS NOW BEEN IMPROVED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN.
05-005-16-32182017-02-15. 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 MALFUNCTIONTHIS 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.
09-024-16-3192B2017-02-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS MENTIONED BELOW, WHICH CAN BE FIXED WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE (VERSION 55.00.760 OR LATER).•SOME STREET NAMES IN CANADA ARE NOT DISPLAYED.•NAVIGATION DOES NOT ALLOW TO SET CERTAIN CITIES AS DESTINATION.•NAVIGATION DOES NOT ANNOUNCE VOICE GUIDANCE FOR STREET NAMES.•NAVIGATION TURNS TO A BLACK SCREEN REMAINING THE TASK BAR.•TURN -BY-TURN NAVIGATION GUIDANCE DOES NOT DISPLAY ON ON THE ACTIVE DRIVING DISPLAY (FOR VEHICLES WITH 55.00.750).•EVERY TIME THE NAVIGATION IS TURNED ON, THE VEHICLE POSITION STARTS FROM THE LOCATION (DEALER) WHERE THE CMU WAS UPDATED FROM VERSION 55.00.650 TO 55.00.750.•NAVIGATION OR OTHER SCREEN TURN BLACK, FREEZE OR REBOOT.•SYSTEM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE USB/SD CARD. SOME MENU OF MUSIC SOURCE SELECTION IS GRAYED OUT.•WHEN USING THE CALL BUTTON ON THE CELL PHONE TO MAKE A CALL, THE CALL SOUND IS SHORT.•FAVORITES DISAPPEAR.•VEHICLE CURRENT POSITION IS NOT ACCURATE ENOUGH.•REAR VIEW MONITOR DOES NOT SHOW UP ON SCREEN.•TEXT INFORMATION OF HD RADIO IS NOT DISPLAYED WHEN SWITCHING MUSIC SOURCE.•WHEN ASKING FOR CURRENT LOCATION WITH VOICE COMMAND “WHERE AM I?”, THE SYSTEM RESPONDS WITH “YOUR LOCA-TION IS COMMA.”•CONTACT INFORMATION CANNOT BE LOADED CORRECTLY FROM PHONES OTHER THAN IPHONE.NOTE: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 VER-SION UPDATES CAN BE FOUND ON MS3 UNDER IDS/INFOTAINMENT.
SA2652017-02-15. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. TO MINIMIZE THEFT DURING TRANSPORTATION, THE SECONDARY KEY FOB AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS WILL REMAIN HIDDEN IN THE CARGO AREA, BUT THE DOOR LOCK FUSE WILL NO LONGER NEED TO BE INSTALLED AT THE DEALER AS IT WILL ARRIVE INSTALLED FROM THE PLANT. NOTE THAT DOOR LOCKS AND TRUNK OPERATION ARE NO LONGER TEMPORARILY DISABLED SINCE THE FUSE IS NOT REMOVED. OPEN THE ATTACHED PDF FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO RETRIEVE THESE ITEMS.
SA3032017-02-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE A-PILLAR ON THE 2016 MAZDA3 (MEXICO BUILT ONLY), AND SOME ACCESSORIES ARE IMPACTED BY THIS. WHEN INSTALLING ONE OF THE APPLICABLE ACCESSORY PARTS TO THE APPLICABLE VEHICLES, DISCARD THE EXISTING A-PILLAR CLIP (COLOR: BLACK) INSIDE THE KIT(S), AND USE A SERVICE PART A-PILLAR CLIP (COLOR: WHITE, PN: D09W-68-162) IN ITS PLACE.
SA2992017-02-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE DTC C1001:92 STORED IN MEMORY. DTC C1001:92 SETS AS A PAST RECORD FOR LOW VISIBILITY OF THE FORWARD SENSING CAMERA (FSC). IT DOES NOT MEAN THERE IS AN ACTUAL FSC DEFECT. IN SOME CASES THE CUSTOMER MAY HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM (LDWS) AND/OR HIGH BEAM CONTROL SYSTEM (HBC). IN OTHER CASES THIS DTC MIGHT BE FOUND WITHOUT A RELATED CUSTOMER CONCERN.

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