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Mazda CX-5 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSPA6 · NHTSA communication 10123445 · issued Oct 2, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On December 5, 2016, Mazda Motor Corporation sent out an email launching a Mazda Diagnostic Reprogramming Tool (MDRT) service loaner program for Special Service Program (SSPA6). The purpose of this email is to inform all Mazda dealerships that the loaner program has been extended for an additional 3 months to improve the completion rate for campaign SSPA6.

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.