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Mazda CX-9 2014–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSP97 · NHTSA communication 10117768 · issued Apr 30, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mazda Motor Corporation has decided to conduct a Special Service Program (SSP) on certain 2014 CX-9 and 2015 MX-5 vehicles. On the affected vehicles, the strength of an internal part of the liftgate latch actuator or trunk lid latch actuator may be insufficient due to the usage of inappropriate material. With repeated lock-unlock operation, the internal part may be broken, making the lock-unlock operation impossible.In the worst case, though the trunk lid can be opened using the key, the liftgate or trunk lid may not be opened electrically (by operating switch, transmitter, etc.). Dealers are

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.