Mazda MX-5 2016–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 09-001-20-3670 · NHTSA communication 10170659 · issued Jan 7, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2016–2020
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit scratches (1) on the rear of the seat back bar garnish (2) from contact with the convertible top (3).Due to assembly variations, the clearance between the seat back bar garnish and the convertible top is too small on some vehicles.On later 2016 models (starting with VINs JM1ND******117681), the link stopper of the convertible top has been changed to adjust the opening angle and folding position of the convertible top. This increased the gap between the seat back bar garnish and the convertible top when folded down. On these later models, the issue seems to occur if th
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