Mazda CX-5 2013–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 04-005-15-3089A · NHTSA communication 10105655 · issued Dec 4, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2013–2014
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a squeaking / grinding noise from the rear brakes. This noise may be caused by the wear indicators of prematurely worn outer rear brake pads. Note: the inner rear brake pads will only show a little wear. This condition only affects the outer rear brake pad(s). During usage of the vehicle in areas where road salt is used, the outer rear brake pad(s) may become stuck due to corrosion. This may cause brake dragging and premature wear to the outer brake pad(s) only. The treatment of the brake pad back plate has been changed to eliminate this concern.
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.