Mazda MX-5 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 05-007-16 · NHTSA communication 10186245 · issued Dec 7, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Grinding or unusual noise from manual transmission when driving in 2nd and or 3rd gear
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.