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Service bulletins for the 2016 Mazda MX-5

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.

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

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SA-054-172017-08-10. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION. Blind Spot Monitoring (Advanced BSM) system frequently asked questions (FAQ)
SA-048-172017-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. In order to do a CMU data retrieval for the new MAZDA CONNECT software, make sure to use version 31 (available on MGSS).
05-001-17-3309a2017-08-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. Some vehicles may exhibit one or more of the following symptoms with the manual transmission. A grinding noise occurs when the transmission is shifted from 1st to 2nd and/or from 2nd to 3rd gear or in the neutral position with the engine idling. It is impossible to shift into 2nd and/or 3rd gear while there is no problem shifting into other gears. This may be caused by damage to 2nd and/or 3rd gears if the vehicle was driven with rapid acceleration and deceleration using frequent shift changes. To eliminate this concern, the configuration of the 2nd and 3rd gears has been changed to increase the rigidity.
15-001-17-33012017-08-10. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION. Some vehicles with Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) may experience the following conditions (similar to when the BSM control modules detect dirt on the rear bumper surface):
09-008-17-33242017-08-10. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. Take caution when cleaning plastic headlight lenses. Damage can occur when using some cleaners that contain strong acid, alkaline cleanser or organic solvent. Damage caused by using these cleaners is not covered by Mazda's New Vehicle Limited Warranty term.
04-004-16-31602017-06-09. 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.
09-013-16-31612017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. WHEN DEALING WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION AND/OR WATER WITHIN THE HEADLAMP UNIT, FIRST DETERMINE IF ALL THE BULB SOCKETS ARE RESENT 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 OVERS 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.
02-002-16-31242017-06-09. 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.
00-001-16-31272017-06-09. 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:
15-002-15-31092017-06-08. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION. SOME VEHICLES WITH BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM) MAY EXPERIENCE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS (SIMILAR TO WHEN THE BSM CONTROL MODULES DETECT DIRT ON THE REAR BUMPER SURFACE):• THE BSM TURNS “OFF” AND THE BSM OFF INDICATOR TURNS “ON” IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHILE DRIVING • THE BSM WILL NOT TURN ON AGAIN DURING THE DRIVE CYCLE • AFTER CYCLING THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE BSM OPERATES NORMALLY • DTC U1A4B:97 OR U3000:97 IS STORED IN MEMORY - DTC U1A4B:97 - RADAR SENSOR SENSITIVITY TEMPORARILY DECREASES DEPENDING ON VARIOUS EXTERNAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS (BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM) CONTROL MODULE (RH)) - DTC U3000:97 - RADAR SENSOR SENSITIVITY TEMPORARILY DECREASES DEPENDING ON VARIOUS EXTERNAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS (BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM) CONTROL MODULE (LH)) TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, THE CONTROL LOGIC OF THE BSM CONTROL MODULES HAS BEEN CHANGED.
09-045-15-31122017-06-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLE NOISE (A) FROM THE HEADER PANEL (B) OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. THE HEADER PANEL (A) IS FORMED BY TWO ALUMINUM PANELS, INNER (B) AND OUTER (C). WHEN RECEIVING AN INPUT FORCE BY DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD, THE TWO PANELS AT THE PROBLEM AREA, WHERE SPOT WELDS ARE LOCATED (D), MAY WARP AND CHANGE RELATIVE POSITION CAUSING THE RATTLING NOISE. (F=FRONT)TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, A SPOT WELD (E) HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE PROBLEM AREA, WHERE THE ORIGINAL SPOT WELDS ARE LOCATED (D), TO INCREASE THE RIGIDITY AND PREVENT THE WARPING.
09-036-15-3081A2017-06-08. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION. IF THE RIGHT-SIDE BSM CONTROL MODULE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT FOR ANY REPAIR, ALSO REPLACE THE LEFT SIDE BSM CONTROL MODULE TO COMPLETE THE RADAR AIMING PROCEDURE (IT IS OK TO REPLACE THE LEFT BSM ALONE). REASON IF THE RIGHT-SIDE BSM CONTROL MODULE IS REPLACED ALONE, “AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION” IS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO A PROGRAM ERROR IN THE MODULE. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE REQUIRED “BSM RADAR AIMING” CANNOT BE PERFORMED. “AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION” AS WELL AS ”BSM RADAR AIMING” CAN BE PERFORMED, IF THE LEFT-SIDE BSM CONTROL MODULE IS REPLACED ALONE OR TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT-SIDE BSM CONTROL MODULE.
09-045-15-3112A2017-06-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLE NOISE (A) FROM THE HEADER PANEL (B) OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. THE HEADER PANEL (A) IS FORMED BY TWO ALUMINUM PANELS, INNER (B) AND OUTER (C). WHEN RECEIVING AN INPUT FORCE BY DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD, THE TWO PANELS AT THE PROBLEM AREA, WHERE SPOT WELDS ARE LOCATED (D), MAY WARP AND CHANGE RELATIVE POSITION CAUSING THE RATTLING NOISE. (F=FRONT)TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, A SPOT WELD (E) HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE PROBLEM AREA, WHERE THE ORIGINAL SPOT WELDS ARE LOCATED (D), TO INCREASE THE RIGIDITY AND PREVENT THE WARPING.
00-003-15-31082017-06-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. IN SUPPORT OF THE 2016 MX-5, MAZDA WILL SHIP TO ALL DEALERS ONE (1) NEW SPECIAL SERVICE TOOL (SST). THE SST WILL BE SHIPPED AUTOMATICALLY BY MAZDA’S TOOL VENDOR BOSCH DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2015.
07-004-15-3090A2017-06-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE POOR A/C PERFORMANCE DUE TO A SLOW REFRIGERANT LEAK FROM THE O-RING GROOVE ON THE COOLER PIPE (HIGH PRESSURE SIDE) AT THE EXPANSION VALVE.
00-002-15-30882017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. IN SUPPORT OF THE NEWLY LAUNCHED 2016 MAZDA MX-5, MAZDA WILL SHIP TO ALL DEALERS A NEW SPECIAL SERVICE TOOL (SST). THE SST’S WILL BE SHIPPED AUTOMATICALLY BY MAZDA’S TOOL VENDOR BOSCH IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2015. THE FOLLOWING SST IS THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE MAZDA REQUIRED TOOL (MRT) LIST.
01-018-15-30702017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH DTC P2610 AND P2507 STORED IN MEMORY AFTER ENGINE START AND ROOM FUSE 15A (A) REMOVED. • P2610:00: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INTERNAL ENGINE OFF TIMER PERFORMANCE PROBLEM • P2507:00: PCM BATTERY VOLTAGE LOW INPUT AS A PAST MALFUNCTION, THE CUSTOMER WILL NOT NOTICE IT (NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED), BUT THE DTC MAY BE FOUND DURING A VEHICLE SERVICE. P2507 IN THIS SITUATION IS ONLY APPLICABLE ON 2016 AND LATER MODELS. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE BEING STARTED 3 OR MORE TIMES AFTER A SHORT DURATION OF ENGINE OFF (LESS THAN 15 SECONDS) WITH THE ROOM FUSED REMOVED.
00-001-15-30752017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW MAZDA MX-5 AND CX-3, MAZDA WILL MAKE AVAILABLE FOR LOAN ON A “AS-NEEDED” BASIS, A SPECIAL SERVICE TOOL (SST) TO ALLOW FOR THE RADAR AIMING OF THE BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM) SYSTEM. THE (BSM) RADAR AIMING IS PERFORMED WHENEVER THE (BSM) CONTROL MODULE, THE (BSM) BRACKET OR THE REAR BUMPER IS REPLACED. THE TOOL IS AVAILABLE FOR LOAN ON MAZDA E-STORE.
09-030-15-30732017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MAZDA INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS REQUIRE CONTACTING THE PROPER SOURCE FOR DIAGNOSTIC SUPPORT, PARTS AUTHORIZATION, AND PARTS EXCHANGE. SOME COMPONENTS REQUIRE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION BEFORE ORDERING AS EXCHANGE. REFER TO DAG EXCHANGE CENTRAL (MXCONNECT>PARTS AND ACCESSORIES>PARTS>PROGRAMS>EXCHANGE CENTRAL) FOR COMPONENT AVAILABILITY, SOURCE OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT. NOTE: ALWAYS CHECK FOR A TSB THAT MAY MODIFY OR ELIMINATE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR A SPECIFIC SYMPTOM FOR A GIVEN COMPONENT.
09-022-15-3047C2017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS MENTIONED BELOW, WHICH CAN BE FIXED WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE (VERSION 55.00.753 OR LATER). • 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 LOCATION 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 VERSION UPDATES CAN BE FOUND ON MS3 UNDER IDS/INFOTAINMENT.
09-035-15-30782017-05-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE RIGHT AND/OR LEFT SIDE FRONT SCUFF PLATE (A) MAY COME OFF TOO EASILY WITH LITTLE FORCE, SUCH AS WHEN WIPING IT WITH CLOTH OR REMOVING THE PROTECTIVE COVER ON IT. THE RETAINING FORCE OF THE SCUFF PLATE CLIPS (B) MAY BE INSUFFICIENT. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE SHAPE OF THE SCUFF PLATE CLIPS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO INCREASE THE RETAINING FORCE.
09-036-15-30812017-05-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. IF THE RIGHT-SIDE BSM CONTROL MODULE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT FOR ANY REPAIR, ALSO REPLACE THE LEFT SIDE BSM CONTROL MODULE TO COMPLETE THE RADAR AIMING PROCEDURE (IT IS OK TO REPLACE THE LEFT BSM ALONE). REASON IF THE RIGHT-SIDE BSM CONTROL MODULE IS REPLACED ALONE, “AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION” IS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO A PROGRAM ERROR IN THE MODULE. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE REQUIRED “BSM RADAR AIMING” CANNOT BE PERFORMED. “AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION” AS WELL AS ”BSM RADAR AIMING” CAN BE PERFORMED, IF THE LEFT-SIDE BSM CONTROL MODULE IS REPLACED ALONE OR TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT-SIDE BSM CONTROL MODULE.
07-004-15-30902017-05-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE POOR A/C PERFORMANCE DUE TO A SLOW REFRIGERANT LEAK FROM THE O-RING GROOVE ON THE COOLER PIPE (HIGH PRESSURE SIDE) AT THE EXPANSION VALVE.
15-001-16-31262017-05-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 2 SYMPTOMS, EVEN THOUGH THE WINDSHIELD IS CLEAR. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE FORWARD SENSING CAMERA (FSC) MAY DETECT A DIRTY WINDSHIELD (NOT CLEAR).OTE FOR CUSTOMER: THE FSC MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY UNDER THE CONDITIONS:•THE WINDSHIELD IS NOT CLEAR. •THE FSC LENS IS NOT CLEAR. •DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, DENSE FOG OR SNOW, OR INTO THE SUN. •DRIVING ON A ROAD WITH NO OR BLURRED ROAD LANE MARKINGS. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD BECOMES FOGGY IN THE WINTER TIME OR OTHER COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LDWS/HBC WARN-ING LIGHTS TURN ON, DRIVE WITH THE DEFROSTER ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THIS WILL HELP CLEAR THE FOGGY WINDSHIELD AT THE FSC.
09-020-16-31832017-05-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE INNER CLOTH (A) FALLING DOWN AT THE REAR END CAUSING A POOR APPEARANCE AND OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE BACK WINDOW. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE J-HOOK BINDING HOLDING THE INNER CLOTH COMING LOOSE DURING THE OPENING/CLOSING OF THE CON-VERTIBLE TOP, FROM VIBRATION DURING DRIVING OR FROM HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, TWO TOP-PROTECTOR CLIPS HAVE BEEN ADDITIONALLY INSTALLED TO BOTH SIDE EDGES OF THE J-HOOK TO PREVENT THE J-HOOK FROM LOOSENING AND SEPARATING.

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