Mazda CX-5 2012–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 05-002-17-3355a · NHTSA communication 10120372 · issued Jul 6, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2012–2016
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit one of the following concerns: 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), Hard to shift into 3rd, 4th, 5th, and/or 6th gear, Shift lever vibrates when driving in 3rd or 4th gear. This is caused by inappropriate transmission internal parts.
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.