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Mazda CX-3 2012–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 05-002-19-3576 · NHTSA communication 10155437 · issued Mar 27, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012–2019
model years
23
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some customers may complain of a whining noise from the automatic transaxle when driving at 10 mph and above. The noise: ï ·Depends on the vehicleâ  s speed only (the more speed, the more noise)ï ·Occurs with all types of driving (acceleration, deceleration, steady speed)ï ·Does not depend on rpm, gear, or ATF temperature.This is caused by a damaged bearing in the transaxle due to improper configuration of the transaxle case. A modification has now been implemented on automatic transaxles with the following serial numbers: ï ·7TN0820364 and higher (CX-3) / 8TN1090104 and higher

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.