Mazda CX-3 2012–2023 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin SA-006-22 · NHTSA communication 10208564 · issued Feb 28, 2022

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Suspension

component

2012–2023

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

There have been warranty claims submitted for growling or bearing whine noise in differentials, transfer units and transmissions where the source of the noise was a wheel bearing. This misdiagnosis can lead to multiple repair attempts, warranty debits, and additional inconvenience and/or cost to the customer. To reduce the chance of this occurring, please follow the steps outlined in the repair procedure.

Vehicles covered

2016 Mazda CX-3
2017 Mazda CX-3
2018 Mazda CX-3
2019 Mazda CX-3
2020 Mazda CX-3
2021 Mazda CX-3
2020 Mazda CX-30
2021 Mazda CX-30
2022 Mazda CX-30
2013 Mazda CX-5
2014 Mazda CX-5
2015 Mazda CX-5
2016 Mazda CX-5
2017 Mazda CX-5
2018 Mazda CX-5
2019 Mazda CX-5
2020 Mazda CX-5
2021 Mazda CX-5
2022 Mazda CX-5
2023 Mazda CX-50
2016 Mazda CX-9
2017 Mazda CX-9
2018 Mazda CX-9
2019 Mazda CX-9
2020 Mazda CX-9
2021 Mazda CX-9
2022 Mazda CX-9
2014 Mazda MAZDA2
2015 Mazda MAZDA2
2016 Mazda MAZDA2
2017 Mazda MAZDA2
2018 Mazda MAZDA2
2019 Mazda MAZDA2
2020 Mazda MAZDA2
2021 Mazda MAZDA2
2012 Mazda MAZDA3
2013 Mazda MAZDA3
2014 Mazda MAZDA3
2015 Mazda MAZDA3
2016 Mazda MAZDA3
2017 Mazda MAZDA3
2018 Mazda MAZDA3
2019 Mazda MAZDA3
2020 Mazda MAZDA3
2021 Mazda MAZDA3
2022 Mazda MAZDA3
2014 Mazda MAZDA6
2015 Mazda MAZDA6
2016 Mazda MAZDA6
2017 Mazda MAZDA6
2018 Mazda MAZDA6
2019 Mazda MAZDA6
2020 Mazda MAZDA6
2021 Mazda MAZDA6
2016 Mazda MX-5
2017 Mazda MX-5
2018 Mazda MX-5
2019 Mazda MX-5
2020 Mazda MX-5
2021 Mazda MX-5

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.