{"nhtsa_id":11034437,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2026-07-03","date":"2026-06-18","document_id":"09-020-26","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SEATS; STRUCTURE:BODY; UNKNOWN OR OTHER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"DESCRIPTION Some vehicles may exhibit scratches (1) on the rear of the seat back bar garnish (2) from contact with the convertible top (3). Due to assembly variations, the clearance between the seat back bar garnish and the convertible top is too small on some vehicles. REPAIR PROCEDURE 6. Install the seat back crossmember assembly from the vehicle according to the instructions on MGSS online or the Workshop Manual (section 09-10 SEAT BACK CROSSMEMBER ASSEMBLY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION). 7. Reinstall the rear seat back bar garnish while twisting the garnish so that the garnish can be kept closer to the seat back bar and away from the convertible top (for both left and right sides).","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11034437-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11034437-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11034437","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null},{"id":"seats","name":"Seats","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"MAZDA","model":"MX-5","year_from":2016,"year_to":2026,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_mazda_mx-5","2017_mazda_mx-5","2018_mazda_mx-5","2019_mazda_mx-5","2020_mazda_mx-5","2021_mazda_mx-5","2022_mazda_mx-5","2023_mazda_mx-5","2024_mazda_mx-5","2025_mazda_mx-5","2026_mazda_mx-5"]}],"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":[]}