Mazda CX-5 2013–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 02-015-16 · NHTSA communication 10185825 · issued Oct 6, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Back Over Prevention
component
2013–2016
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Knocking noise from the rear of the vehicle. Some vehicles may exhibit a knocking noise from the rear of the vehicle. Upon inspection, cracks may be found in rear differential mount bushing, causing the noise. The is caused by insufficient durability of the bushing. To eliminate the noise, the shape of the bushing has been changed.
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.