Mazda MAZDA3 2010–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 02-002-13-2749 · NHTSA communication 10097278 · issued Jan 24, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2010–2011
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles with the rear shock absorber (part number bbm3-28-910 with any suffix) may exhibit fluid leak-age, and sometimes a clunking noise. This is caused by the inner seal of the rear shock absorber being dam-aged by a strong force and/or dust from the outside. To correct the problem, the structure of the rear shock absorber has been changed.
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.