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Mazda CX-5 2018–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin 09-032-22a · NHTSA communication 10222573 · issued Sep 28, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018–2022
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may experience the seat ventilation system still on after the engine has been turned off, in some cases this causes the battery to be completely discharged and not rechargeable. This is caused by a deterioration in the seat ventilation control unit. To eliminate this concern, the material for the circuit of the seat ventilation control unit has been modified.

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.