Mazda CX-5 2013–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 09-014-16-3132a · NHTSA communication 10185908 · issued Mar 14, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2013–2016
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with LED or Discharge type headlights may exhibit white milky stains on the inner sur-face of the headlight lens. Some customers may complain of the poor appearance. This concern is caused by gas that emits from a gasket in the lamp unit. The gas adheres to the inner surface of the headlight lens and reacts with the anti-clouding coating and moisture in the air to create white milky stains. The gasket material has been improved to eliminate this concern.
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.