Mazda CX-5 2013–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 09-014/16 · NHTSA communication 10076682 · issued Feb 26, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013–2016
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
White milky stains on inner surface of headlight lens. Some vehicles equipped with led or discharge type headlights may exhibit white milky stains on the inner surface of headlight lens. Some customers may complain of poor appearance. This concern is caused by gas that emits from a gasket in the lamp unit. The gas adheres to inner surfaceof headlight lens and reacts with anti-clouding coating and moisture in the air to create white milky stains. The gasket material has been improved to eliminate this concern. Customers having this concern should have their vehicle repaired using the following
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.