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Mazda CX-5 2012–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 05-008-14-2920 · NHTSA communication 10098343 · issued Jul 14, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2015
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit one of the following concerns: hard to shift into 3rd gear sometimes the shifter may jump out of 3rd gear over a road bump when accelerating after deceleration at 25-40 mph (40-65 km/h)this is caused by the friction coefficient between the 3/4 clutch hub and the sleeve increasing. A surface treat-ment has now been added to the 3/4 clutch hub to decrease the friction coefficient.

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.