Mazda MAZDA3 2004–2012 — technical 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.