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Mazda MAZDA3 2003–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 08-003-17-3345 · NHTSA communication 10120381 · issued Jul 26, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2003–2013
model years
20
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mazda Motor Corporation is going to evaluate the following inflators to ensure the safety of the inflator with a desiccant. In order to do this, MNAO is collecting inflators for evaluation in certain zones. For 2003-2008 Mazda6 (including Mazdaspeed6) and 2004-2011 RX-8: Collect 30 Driver-side and 30 Pas-senger-side inflators (60 total) from vehicles that have completed Recall 8215F for Driver-side and Recall 9416E for Passenger-side airbags in the following zones. For 2010-2013 Mazda3: Collect 200 Passenger-side inflators from vehicles in the following zones.

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.