Mazda CX-9 2010–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSP92 · NHTSA communication 10117766 · issued Apr 4, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2010–2014
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mazda Motor Corporation is extending the warranty coverage for power transfer unit (PTU) replacement on certain 2010-2014 CX-9 vehicles with AWD and produced from July 28, 2009 through December 2, 2013. The warranty for this repair will be extended to 7 years (84 months) from the original warranty start date or 90,000 miles, whichever comes first. On some vehicles, when driving under high load or at high speeds, increased oil temperature inside the transfer unit may result in poor lubrication. Continued driving under these conditions may create abnormal noise, damage the transfer unit, and oil
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.