Mazda MAZDA3 2009–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-09-032-10 · NHTSA communication 10033987 · issued Jun 23, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2009–2010
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mazda: rear door locks inoperative due to freezing. When ambient temperature rapidly drop below 0% f, especially after a rain or car wash, some vehicles may experience a rear door that is unable to open due to an inoperative rear door lock. *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.