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Mazda CX-3 2014–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin MT-011-18 · NHTSA communication 10152372 · issued Nov 27, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2019
model years
24
vehicle entries

Official summary

SMS (Short Message Service) messages received by paired phones (Android and iPhone 5 iOS 7.0 or higher) can be downloaded, displayed, and played (text to voice) on vehicles equipped with MAZDA CONNECT. When parked, new messages can be displayed or read by the system. When driving, new messages can be read to the vehicle occupants.

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.