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Mazda 626 1995–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin 01-008-18-3451 · NHTSA communication 10134928 · issued Mar 26, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1995–2018
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This service bulletin provides testing and charging procedures in order to promote proper battery maintenance, to deliver new vehicles with fully charged batteries, and to reduce unnecessary battery replacement cost. For new vehicles in stock at the dealer, inspect and maintain the battery periodically according to the repair procedure.

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.