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Mazda CX-3 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SA266 · NHTSA communication 10086506 · issued Apr 21, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

If a customer has a vehicle communication related error on their app, perform the following: disconnect the battery or unplug the module for at least 10 seconds.reconnect the battery, wait 60 seconds and then have the customer try the app again.if the vehicle starts, order module 0000-8f-z80a.note: there is a limited supply of the module at this time, therefore only use this part for this specific condition.due to the limited supply, make sure you were shipped the a level part and not the original part before installing the part.install the module and program it per mms programming instruction

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.