Mazda MX-5 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 09-018-16-3176B · NHTSA communication 10085442 · issued Jul 14, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit scratches (a) on the rear of the seat back bar garnish (b) from contact with the con-vertible top (c). Due to assembly variations, the clearance between the seat back bar garnish and the convertible top is too small on some vehicles.to correct the concern, the link stopper of convertible top has been changed to adjust the opening angle and folding position of the convertible top. This will increase the gap between the seat back bar garnish and the con-vertible top when folded down.
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.