Mazda CX-5 2013–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 09-011-17-3339a · NHTSA communication 10188482 · issued Nov 13, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2017
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit excessive noise when operating either front power seat forward or backward. The noise may be caused by cable vibration, which transmits power from the motor to the gears. The cable vibrates inside the case due to inadequate fabric wrapped around the cable. The fabric thickness has been increased to eliminate the noise.
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.