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Mazda CX-3 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin SA-040-18 · NHTSA communication 10144336 · issued Aug 24, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2019
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may experience a check engine light on and/or failsafe with DTC P061B:00 stored in the PCM. This condition will likely occur as a result of one of the following causes: Engine cranking was interrupted by releasing the brake pedal. Start button was double pressed while the engine was still cranking. A countermeasure to correct mis-detection is currently being prepared.

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.