Mazda MAZDA3 2004–2007 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 06-003/08 · NHTSA communication 10024307 · issued Feb 18, 2008
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2004–2007
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Heavy steering effort/power steering fluid leakage. Some mazda3 vehicles (except mazdaspeed3) with vin's lower than jm1bk**** **709745 (produced before feb. 1, 2007) & some mazda5 vehicles with vin's lower than jm1cr**** **150635 (produced before feb. 1, 2007). *nj
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.