Saturday, August 8, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

Mazda CX-3 2012–2025technical service bulletin

Bulletin SA-020-25 · NHTSA communication 11017697 · issued Apr 16, 2025

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2012–2025
model years
60
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.

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.