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Mazda CX-5 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SA381 · NHTSA communication 10186265 · issued Dec 12, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Noise from rear brakes due to brake drag-TSB removal from MS3 due to being an ineffective repair. (replacement bulletin is shedule for release in Jan, 2017)

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.