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Service bulletins for the 2015 Mazda Mazda6

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.

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

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06-001-15-30542017-05-17. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. 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.
01-015-15-30642017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES USING AN AUXILIARY HEATER (BLOCK HEATER) MAY EXPERIENCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH DTC P0116:00 OR P011A WHEN STARTING IN COLD WEATHER BELOW 32 °F (0 °C). • P0116:00: ECT SENSOR NO.1 CIRCUIT RANGE/PERFORMANCE PROBLEM • P011A:00: ECT SENSOR NO.1/NO.2 PERFORMANCE PROBLEM. THIS IS CAUSED BY ERROR DETECTION LOGIC OF THE PCM. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE CONTROL LOGIC OF THE PCM HAS BEEN CHANGED.
09-006-15-2904A2017-05-17. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. SOME VEHICLES (WITHOUT POWER SEATS) MAY EXHIBIT A DRIVER SEAT THAT GRADUALLY MOVES DOWN BY ITSELF. THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED WHEN A LOAD, WHICH IS APPLIED TO THE SEAT DURING BRAKING, EXCEEDS A CERTAIN LEVEL THAT COULD IMPACT THE RETAINING MECHANISM OF THE SEAT LIFTER CAUSING THE SEAT TO GRADUALLY MOVE DOWNWARD. TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN, THE PLAY IN THE LIFT MECHANISM GEARS HAS BEEN REDUCED.
09-023-15-30242017-05-17. 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.
09-025-15-30572017-05-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT EITHER AN AUDIO SCREEN THAT IS LOCKING-UP (BLACK SCREEN) OR AN INOPERATIVE AUDIO TOUCH SCREEN. IN BOTH CASES HOWEVER, THE AUDIO UNIT SOUND OUTPUT IS NORMAL. THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE AUDIO UNIT. THE PRODUCTION PROCESS AT THE AUDIO SUPPLIER HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO ELIMINATE THESE CONCERNS.
09-047-14-29722017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CLOCK SYMPTOM(S):•THE CLOCK RESETS TO 1:00 BY ITSELF.•THE CLOCK DISPLAY IS BLANK.•THE CLOCK DISPLAY FREEZES.•THE CLOCK DISPLAYS A WRONG TIME.INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT MAY BE THE CAUSE.
02-004-14-29762017-05-11. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER MORE THAN 3° EVEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A FLAT ROAD. FOLLOW STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE.
09-048-14-29752017-05-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY AND/OR THE DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY ON THE MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY (MID) INDICATES “0” WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANK.THIS MAY BE A NORMAL OPERATION OF THE FAIL-SAFE FUNCTION:1.IF FOREIGN MATERIAL (CONTAINED IN A POOR-QUALITY FUEL) ADHERES TO THE FUEL GAUGE SENDER UNIT, THE FAIL-SAFE FUNC-TION INITIATES BY FORCING THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY TO INDICATE “ZERO FUEL AMOUNT”.2.IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FOREIGN MATERIAL IS DISLODGED BY SHAKING OF THE FUEL DURING DRIVING OR REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL RETURN TO A NORMAL READING, BUT THE DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY WILL CONTINUE TO READ “0” UNTIL THE NEXT REFUEL-ING OF 3 US GALLONS (10 LITERS) OR MORE.TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE FOLLOWING CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE:1.THERE IS NO MASS-PRODUCTION CHANGE TO PREVENT ADHESION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL TO THE FUEL GAUGE SENDER UNIT. SO THE FACT REMAINS UNCHANGED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY INDICATE “ZERO FUEL AMOUNT” WHEN FOREIGN MATERIAL ADHERES TO THE FUEL GAUGE SENDER UNIT, AND THE FAIL-SAFE FUNCTION INITIATES.2.TO EQUALIZE THE RECOVERY TIMING FROM THE FAIL-SAFE MODE, THE LOGIC HAS BEEN CHANGED SO THAT THE DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY RECOVERS FROM “0” TO A NORMAL READING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FOREIGN MATERIAL IS DISLODGED (AT THE SAME TIME AS THE FUEL GAUGE).
09-048-14-2975A2017-05-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY AND/OR THE DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY ON THE MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY (MID) INDICATES “0” WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANK.THIS MAY BE A NORMAL OPERATION OF THE FAIL-SAFE FUNCTION:1.IF FOREIGN MATERIAL (CONTAINED IN A POOR-QUALITY FUEL) ADHERES TO THE FUEL GAUGE SENDER UNIT, THE FAIL-SAFE FUNC-TION INITIATES BY FORCING THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY TO INDICATE “ZERO FUEL AMOUNT”.2.IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FOREIGN MATERIAL IS DISLODGED BY SHAKING OF THE FUEL DURING DRIVING OR REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL RETURN TO A NORMAL READING, BUT THE DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY WILL CONTINUE TO READ “0” UNTIL THE NEXT REFUEL-ING OF 3 US GALLONS (10 LITERS) OR MORE.TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE FOLLOWING CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE:1.THERE IS NO MASS-PRODUCTION CHANGE TO PREVENT ADHESION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL TO THE FUEL GAUGE SENDER UNIT. SO THE FACT REMAINS UNCHANGED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY INDICATE “ZERO FUEL AMOUNT” WHEN FOREIGN MATERIAL ADHERES TO THE FUEL GAUGE SENDER UNIT, AND THE FAIL-SAFE FUNCTION INITIATES.2.TO EQUALIZE THE RECOVERY TIMING FROM THE FAIL-SAFE MODE, THE LOGIC HAS BEEN CHANGED SO THAT THE DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY RECOVERS FROM “0” TO A NORMAL READING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FOREIGN MATERIAL IS DISLODGED (AT THE SAME TIME AS THE FUEL GAUGE).
09-020-14-2913C2017-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS MENTIONED BELOW, WHICH CAN BE FIXED WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE (VERSION 10.854 OR LATER).•NAVIGATION SYSTEM FREEZES.•MESSAGE “WAITING FOR VALID GPS SIGNAL” IS SHOWN IN THE MENU BAR OF NAVIGATION DISPLAY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.•VEHICLE SYMBOL IS OFF ROAD WHILE DRIVING / WRONG POSITION OF VEHICLE ON MAP.•MAP IS ROTATING WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING.•NAVIGATION SCREEN DON’T APPEAR AFTER DEPRESSING NAVIGATION BUTTON. THEN IT DOES NOT RECOVER BY OPERATING ACC OFF TO ON POSITION.•UNEXPECTED “STOPPING VOICE CONTROL” MESSAGE, USUALLY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE.•CURRENT CAR POSITION (CCP) TURNING 180 DEGREES WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE.•THE MESSAGE “WAITING FOR A VALID GPS SIGNAL” APPEARS.•RED SCREEN WITH MESSAGE "PROBLEM WITH MAP".•YELLOW SCREEN WITH MESSAGE "INSERT SD CARD".•NO MAP FOUND ERROR AND SD CARD CONTAINS A MAP.•SCREEN TEMPORARILY GETS STUCK AT TOMTOM LOGO (SPLASH SCREEN) FOR 2 MINUTES DURING STARTUP. AFTERWARDS, THE NAVIGATION WILL NOT START UNTIL THE IGNITION IS CYCLED.•SCREEN GETS STUCK AT TOMTOM LOGO (SPLASH SCREEN) DURING STARTUP.•SCREEN LOCKS UP TO A "BLACK SCREEN”.•VEHICLE ICON JUMPS AROUND OR VIBRATES.•IF NAVIGATION BUTTON IS PRESSED DURING AUDIO SCREEN, THE SCREEN FREEZES AND THE TOUCH SCREEN BECOMES INOPERATIVE.
09-045-14-2963A2017-05-11. 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.
09-049-14-29802017-05-11. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. WHEN DEALING WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION AND/OR WATER WITHIN THE HEADLAMP UNIT, FIRST DETERMINE IF ALL THE BULB SOCKETS ARE PRESENT AND CORRECTLY INSTALLED. IN MOST CASES YOU WILL FIND THAT THE BULB SEAL NO. 1 (A) OR HID BULB SEAL NO. 1 (B) AND BULB SEAL NO. 2 (C) SOCKET COVERS HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTLY INSTALLED OR ARE MISSING DUE TO IMPROPER PRIOR REPAIRS (I.E., CUSTOMER REPLACING THE HEADLAMP BULBS OR BODY SHOP NOT TRANSFERRING THEM WHEN REPLACING THE HEADLAMP UNIT(S) DUE TO A COLLISION). ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY MISSING SOCKET COVERS, HID MODULE SEAL (D), OR MISSING BUMPER BRACKETS (E) IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY POLICY.
05-008-14-2920A2017-05-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS: • HARD TO SHIFT INTO 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, AND/OR 6TH GEAR. • 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) THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE RELATED CLUTCH HUB(S). TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF HARD SHIFTING, THE SHAPE OF THE 3-4 AND 5-6 CLUTCH HUB HAS BEEN CHANGED. A SURFACE TREATMENT HAS NOW BEEN ADDED TO THE 3-4 CLUTCH HUB TO PREVENT 3RD GEAR FROM JUMPING OUT.
00-003-14-29702017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. IN SUPPORT OF SKYACTIV MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS, MAZDA WILL SHIP TO ALL DEALERS ONE (1) NEW SPECIAL SER-VICE TOOL (SST). THE SST WILL BE SHIPPED AUTOMATICALLY BY MAZDA’S TOOL VENDOR SNAP-ON TOOLS, STARTING IN MID-OCTOBER 2014.THE FOLLOWING SST IS THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE MAZDA REQUIRED TOOL (MRT) LIST.
01-017-14-29732017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE MIL ILLUMINATION WITH DTC P2610 (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INTERNAL ENGINE OFF TIMER PERFORMANCE PROBLEM) STORED IN MEMORY AFTER ENGINE START AND ROOM FUSE 15A (A) REMOVED. NOTE:THE ODOMETER WILL DISPLAY “F0-002” DURING TRANSPORT MODE (ROOM FUSE 15A REMOVED). TRANSPORT MODE IS CANCELED WHEN ROOM FUSE 15A IS INSTALLED OR THE VEHICLE ODOMETER IS MORE THAN 12.4MI (20KM).
09-037-14-2951A2017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM) OFF INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING AND DTC U3000:54 STORED IN MEMORY.THE CONCERN IS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE BSM CONTROL MODULE CONTROL LOGIC. THE BSM CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN.
07-002-14-29642017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT NO COOL AIR FROM THE VENTS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) IS ON. THIS CON-CERN MAY BE CAUSED BY A/C REFRIGERANT LEAKING FROM THE EVAPORATOR. SOME DEFORMED EVAPORATOR TUBES SLIPPED THROUGH QUALITY INSPECTION AND WERE USED DURING PRODUCTION. A/C REFRIGERANT LEAKS FROM IMPROPER BRAZING AT A JOINT. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE PRODUCTION AND INSPECTION CONTROL OF THE EVAPORATOR HAVE BEEN IMPROVED.
09-020-14-2913B2017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS MENTIONED BELOW, WHICH CAN BE FIXED WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE (VERSION 10.854 OR LATER).•NAVIGATION SYSTEM FREEZES.•MESSAGE “WAITING FOR VALID GPS SIGNAL” IS SHOWN IN THE MENU BAR OF NAVIGATION DISPLAY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.•VEHICLE SYMBOL IS OFF ROAD WHILE DRIVING / WRONG POSITION OF VEHICLE ON MAP.•MAP IS ROTATING WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING.•NAVIGATION SCREEN DON’T APPEAR AFTER DEPRESSING NAVIGATION BUTTON. THEN IT DOES NOT RECOVER BY OPERATING ACC OFF TO ON POSITION.•UNEXPECTED “STOPPING VOICE CONTROL” MESSAGE, USUALLY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE.•CURRENT CAR POSITION (CCP) TURNING 180 DEGREES WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE.•THE MESSAGE “WAITING FOR A VALID GPS SIGNAL” APPEARS.•RED SCREEN WITH MESSAGE "PROBLEM WITH MAP".•YELLOW SCREEN WITH MESSAGE "INSERT SD CARD".•NO MAP FOUND ERROR AND SD CARD CONTAINS A MAP.•SCREEN TEMPORARILY GETS STUCK AT TOMTOM LOGO (SPLASH SCREEN) FOR 2 MINUTES DURING STARTUP. AFTERWARDS, THE NAVIGATION WILL NOT START UNTIL THE IGNITION IS CYCLED.•SCREEN GETS STUCK AT TOMTOM LOGO (SPLASH SCREEN) DURING STARTUP.•SCREEN LOCKS UP TO A "BLACK SCREEN”.•VEHICLE ICON JUMPS AROUND OR VIBRATES.
09-037-14-29512017-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM) OFF INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING AND DTC U3000:54 STORED IN MEMORY.THE CONCERN IS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE BSM CONTROL MODULE CONTROL LOGIC. THE BSM CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN.
09-039-14-29232017-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT BLUETOOTH® HANDS-FREE AND/OR TEXT MESSAGING RELATED CONCERNS. TO IMPROVE THE HANDLING OF BLUETOOTH® HANDS-FREE AND/OR TEXT MESSAGING CUSTOMER CONCERNS, MAZDA CRE-ATED A SPECIAL SERVICE AND PARTS EXCHANGE PROGRAM AS OF FEBRUARY 2010.
09-041-14-29582017-05-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE TOP EDGE OF THE REAR DOOR WEATHERSTRIP (A) DETACHED (COMING OFF / FALLING OFF) FROM FASTENER (B).
01-002-14-2889B2017-05-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS SERVICE INFORMATION PROVIDES BASIC Q-85/T-110 BATTERY HANDLING PROCEDURES. COMPLETE SERVICE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN MS3 ONLINE OR WORKSHOP MANUAL (SECTION 01-17).
01-001-14-2868E2017-05-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOM:A.WARNING MESSAGE “I-ELOOP MALFUNCTION” (MAZDA3) OR “I-ELOOP INSPECTION REQUIRED” (MAZDA6) IS DIS-PLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INFORMATION DISPLAY WHILE DRIVING.B.THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE. C.DTC P1794:00 (CAPACITOR (I-ELOOP) SYSTEM: CAPACITOR (I-ELOOP) MALFUNCTION) IS STORED IN PCM MEMORY.
09-034-14-29562017-05-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS, FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE LISTED BELOW WHEN REPLACING A SPEEDOMETER.NOTE:•MAZDA VEHICLES ARE MANUFACTURED WITH TAMPER-PROOF SPEEDOMETERS.•WHEN A SPEEDOMETER IS REPLACED, THE NEW SPEEDOMETER WILL READ ZERO (0) MILES.•THIS PROCEDURE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT ACTUAL VEHICLE MILEAGE.•PRIOR TO SPEEDOMETER REMOVAL, COMPLETE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED ON THE “SPEEDOMETER REPLACE-MENT LABEL”. •LABELS CAN ONLY BE ORDERED THROUGH MSTORE, NOT MDCS.
09-036-14-29452017-05-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WIND NOISE FROM THE DOOR WINDOW EDGE(S), WHILE DRIVING. THE WIND NOISE IS MOST PRONOUNCED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH (81 KM/H) ON A SMOOTH ROAD. THE WIND NOISE MAY BE CAUSED BY AIR PASS-ING THROUGH GAPS BETWEEN THE DOOR EDGE AND THE CORRESPONDING BODY PANEL.

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