Mazda MX-5 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 04-005-18-3498 · NHTSA communication 10143962 · issued Jun 29, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a clunk/rattle noise from the rear brakes when going over lane dots or uneven/rough road surfaces. Vibration from the road surface shakes the brake caliper causing the brake pads in the caliper to move and hit the caliper support. The noise will disappear when the parking brake is lightly applied. To correct the problem, the rear brake caliper support and rear brake pads have been changed.
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.