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Mazda CX-5 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSPA6 · NHTSA communication 10143969 · issued Jul 12, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On January 1, 2018, Mazda Technical Services sent out an email extending the Mazda Diagnostic Reprogramming Tool (MDRT) service loaner program for Special Service Program (SSPA6) for an additional 5 months to improve the low 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.