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Mazda MAZDA3 2004–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin MDE-2004 · NHTSA communication 10052109 · issued May 20, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2004–2012
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mazda: see document search button for owner letter. Information provided regarding the selling and importing of counterfeit airbags manufactured in china, installing in some vehicles. Models 2004, 2010-2012 mazda3. *pe

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.