{"nhtsa_id":10145240,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-10-09","date":"2018-09-11","document_id":"RF-18-03","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"EXHAUST PIPE GASKET OPEN END: There has been some concern with the open end of hoop design being considered a defect in the gasket for P/N AJ17-40-305. The end of this ?hoop? is intentionally modified to press fix the gasket on the exhaust pipe. NOTE: The ?hoop? might become larger during shipping, but you can still use it by pressing this portion down when installing.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10145240-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10145240-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10145240","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-pipe","name":"Exhaust manifold, pipes and muffler","parent":"exhaust-emissions"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"MAZDA","model":"626","year_from":1995,"year_to":1997,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1995_mazda_626","1996_mazda_626","1997_mazda_626"]},{"make":"MAZDA","model":"CX-9","year_from":2007,"year_to":2015,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_mazda_cx-9","2008_mazda_cx-9","2009_mazda_cx-9","2010_mazda_cx-9","2011_mazda_cx-9","2012_mazda_cx-9","2013_mazda_cx-9","2014_mazda_cx-9","2015_mazda_cx-9"]},{"make":"MAZDA","model":"MPV","year_from":2000,"year_to":2003,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2000_mazda_mpv","2001_mazda_mpv","2002_mazda_mpv","2003_mazda_mpv"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}