Mazda CX-3 2007–2017 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 1080M · NHTSA communication 10085289 · issued Jun 24, 2016

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Engine

component

2007–2017

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

If an engine assembly is replaced after a catastrophic internal mechanical failure, clean the intake manifold internally before installing a replacement engine assembly. If the intake manifold is not cleaned properly, the replacement engine may fail prematurely.metallic debris from the old engine (with catastrophic internal mechanical failure) may rest inside the intake manifold. When the new engine assembly is installed, debris in the intake manifold will be ingested into the new engine and cause internal damage.clean the intake manifold internally to remove any debris from old engine before

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.