Mazda CX-5 2011–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 09-029-15-3062 · NHTSA communication 10105507 · issued Aug 4, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2011–2016
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
On some vehicles, the fuel filler lid will not open/close. This may be caused by snow with road salt being brought into the footwell area. The melted salt water then flows along the opener lever (a) and enters into the cable (b) causing the inner-cable to corrode and seize. To correct the problem, a flange has been added to the fuel filler lid opener lever (a) to prevent water from flowing along the lever to the fuel filler lid cable.
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.