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Mazda CX-5 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin MT-006-18 · NHTSA communication 10144011 · issued Jul 3, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016–2018
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

POWER LIFTGATE INOPERATIVE WITH DTC U3003:16: Some customers may complain about an inoperative power liftgate (PLG) with DTC U3003:16 (Power liftgate (PLG) control module power supply voltage low input) is stored in memory. This may be caused by low vehicle battery voltage.

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.