Mazda CX-5 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSPA6 · NHTSA communication 10154429 · issued Feb 5, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Special Service Program (SSP) A6 - 2016 CX-5 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Concern - MDRT TOOL RETURN. On July 12th, 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 7 months to improve the low completion rate for campaign SSPA6. As previously advised the MDRT Tool loaner software is expiring at the end of February 2019. New MDRT tools are being prepared to reprogram the Airbag Control Module for those vehicles that remain unrepaired. These tools will replace the MD
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.