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Mazda MAZDA3 2004–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0104104 · NHTSA communication 10015692 · issued Mar 4, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2004–2005
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Engine hard start (cranks but takes 10 seconds or longer to start). *tt

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.