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Service bulletins for the 2017 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.

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

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SA-063-172017-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Some customers may complain about the "wrong" phone is connected to the infotainment system. MAZDA CONNECT bluetooth will connect all profiles to devices in order of priority if the last device is not available. This concern may be a normal operation of the CMU connecting to available devices on start up.
SA-061-172017-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. In an effort to achieve a higher level of Customer Experience and retain the value of Mazda's vehicles, MNAO Warranty Operations is© 2017 Mazda North American Operations, U.S.A. allowing all Mazda dealers to utilize a third party, SPECMO Enterprises, Inc., for Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) odometer setting service. With the use of SPECMO's services, a Mazda dealer can get the odometer setting updated to reflect the correct mileage at the time of replacement for both warranty and customer pay repairs, therefore resulting in a higher level of customer satisfaction. Since odometer setting service is not part of the warranty repair, it is not warrantable nor required, but optional. However, Mazda Warranty policy provides after- warranty assistance (AWA) or DSA that can be utilized to cover this service expense.
SA-057-172017-08-10. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. High Beam Control (HBC) system frequently asked questions (FAQ)
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.
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.
SA-041-172017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. PERMANENT DTCS ARE NOW DISPLAYED WITH THE IDS 104 UPDATE. THE PURPOSE OF A PERMANENT DTC IS TO PREVENT CUSTOMERS FROM CLEARING THEM BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLE IN ORDER TO PASS A SMOG CHECK. ALL PCM AND TCM DTCS THAT TURN ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAN REMAIN AS A PERMANENT DTC. THEY WILL NOT TURN ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CAUSE DRIVABILITY CONCERNS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A PERMANENT DTC, IGNORE IT AND DIAGNOSE THE CURRENT STORED OR PENDING DTC.
SA-040-172017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ADVANCED KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS: (1) KEY FOB AND/OR DOOR REQUEST SWITCH DOES NOT OPERATE. (2) DOOR LOCKS REPEATEDLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN APPROACHING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ADVANCED KEY. (3) KEY WARNING LIGHT (RED) ON WHILE DRIVING AND DTC B10D1:23 AND/OR B10D3:23 IS(ARE) STORED. •B10D1:23 REQUEST SWITCH (LF) CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION •B10D3:23 REQUEST SWITCH (RF) CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION
SA-038-172017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL. ON SOME 2017 MX-5 RF MODELS, A RATTLE OR CLICK NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE ROOF WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAN BE CAUSED BY CONTACT OF THE ROOF STOPPER RELATED BRACKETS. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DRY LUBRICANTS CAN BE APPLIED TO THIS AREA TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN: •WD-40 COMPANY WD-40® SPECIALIST™ DRY LUBE PTFE SPRAY •RUSTOLEUM CORPORATION PTFE DRY LUBRICANT •BLASTER CHEMICAL COMPANIES, INC. PTFE DRY LUBE
MT-003-172017-05-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. 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.
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.
08-003-16-32252017-02-22. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A SEAT BELT THAT RETRACTS SLOWLY. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE SEAT BELT, SEAT BELT GUIDE AND SEAT BELT ANCHOR (A) ACCUMULATING DUST AND DIRT FROM HANDS AND/OR FROM THE OUTSIDE WHEN DRIVING WITH THE TOP DOWN. AN INCREASE IN FRICTION MAKES THE SEAT BELT RETRACTION DIFFICULT. KEEPING THE SEAT BELTS CLEAN WILL PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING.
MTI_11152016-11-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. BSM SYSTEM VEHICLE DETECTION HAS CHANGED. ALTHOUGH THE OVERALL FUNCTION IS THE SAME AS PREVIOUS VEHICLES, VEHICLE DETECTION IS DIFFERENT. FOR DETAILED BSM SYSTEM INFORMATION, REFER TO SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS.
MTI_11112016-11-28. 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.

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