Mazda CX-7 2006–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSP-86 · NHTSA communication 10043874 · issued Apr 1, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2006–2009
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mazda: see document search button for owner letter. Due to insufficient crank case ventilation, heavy white smoke appears from exhaust pipes, after long idle periods, resulting in oil leakage past exhaust turgine shaft seal. *pe updated 5/14/12. *pe updated 12/18/12. *pe
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.