Mazda MAZDA3 2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-09-021-10 · NHTSA communication 10033728 · issued Apr 13, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2010
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mazda: unable to open front doors in unlocked position. The driver's or front passenger's door will not open, even though the door is in the unlocked position. This may be caused by the door opener cable deforming, allowing the cable to bind, and causing the door lock to stick. *pe
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.