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Mazda CX-3 2013–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin 01-008-23 · NHTSA communication 10238663 · issued Jun 5, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2013–2021
model years
34
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit oil leakage from the drive belt auto tensioner and rattling noises from the engine compartment. This may be caused by insufficient sealing at the drive belt auto tensioner damper when the auto tensioner fully operates under both high ambient temperature and high load conditions. To eliminate this concern, the shape of the drive belt auto tensioner damper has been changed.

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.