2015 Mazda MAZDA3 Technical Service Bulletins

744 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2015 Mazda MAZDA3. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10099733Dec 12, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit a creaking noise from under the front of the vehicle when driving over bumps. The noise occurs at approx. 12 - 25 mph (20 - 40 km/h) when the road surface is wet or after a car wash. The noise becomes more noticeable when driving over higher bumps. The creaking noise is caused when the front lower control arm bushing(s) (a) become wet.
• 10099731Dec 12, 2014Equipment. In support of the skyactiv models, mazda will make available a special service tool (sst), to address front suspension noise for specific high humidity and wet climate conditions in the lower gulf states. The sst will be needed to complete repairs detailed in tsb 02-005/14 and is available through mazda’s tool vendor, snap-on tools.
• 10098875Nov 26, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Some vehicles may exhibit one of the following concerns: • hard to shift into 3rd, 4th, 5th, and/or 6th gear. • sometimes the shifter may jump out of 3rd gear over a road bump when accelerating after deceleration at 25-40 mph (40-65 km/h) this is caused by a failure of the related clutch hub(s). To correct the problem of hard shifting, the shape of the 3-4 and 5-6 clutch hub has been changed. A surface treatment…
• 10059732Nov 26, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098893Nov 11, 2014Brakes. Some vehicles may exhibit a squeak noise when applying the brakes and/or groove marks (a) on the front disc plates. This is caused by abrasive metal from the front disc plate sticking to the brake pad, which damages the disc plate over time. To correct the problem, a modified brake pad is being used.
• 10098891Nov 11, 2014Fuel system. Some customers may complain that the fuel gauge shows empty and/or the distance-to-empty on the multi-information display (mid) indicates “0” with a certain amount of fuel remaining in the tank.this may be a normal operation of the fail-safe function:1.if foreign material (contained in a poor-quality fuel) adheres to the fuel gauge sender unit, the fail-safe func-tion initiates by forcing the fuel gauge and the…
• 10061521Nov 11, 2014Brakes. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10060871Nov 11, 2014Fuel system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098894Nov 6, 2014Fuel system. Some customers may complain that the fuel gauge shows empty and/or the distance-to-empty on the multi-information display (mid) indicates “0” with a certain amount of fuel remaining in the tank.this may be a normal operation of the fail-safe function:1.if foreign material (contained in a poor-quality fuel) adheres to the fuel gauge sender unit, the fail-safe func-tion initiates by forcing the fuel gauge and the…
• 10060870Nov 6, 2014Fuel system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098895Nov 4, 2014Steering. Some customers may complain that the steering wheel is off center more than 3° even when driving straight on a flat road. Follow steering wheel alignment procedure.
• 10059471Nov 4, 2014Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098621Oct 31, 2014Brakes. Some vehicles may exhibit a squeak noise when applying the brakes and/or groove marks (a) on the front disc plates. This is caused by abrasive metal from the front disc plate sticking to the brake pad, which damages the disc plate over time. To correct the problem, a modified brake pad is being used.
• 10061520Oct 31, 2014Brakes. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098849Oct 29, 2014Brakes. Some vehicles may exhibit a squeak noise when applying the brakes and/or groove marks (a) on the front disc plates. This is caused by abrasive metal from the front disc plate sticking to the brake pad, which damages the disc plate over time. To correct the problem, a modified brake pad is being used.
• 10098847Oct 29, 2014Fuel system. Some vehicles may exhibit a tapping noise coming from inside the fuel tank (under the rear seat) when idling after the fuel tank has been filled up. The noise disappears after driving and consuming some fuel.
• 10061508Oct 29, 2014Fuel system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098852Oct 28, 2014Brakes. Some vehicles may exhibit a squeak noise when applying the brakes and/or groove marks (a) on the front disc plates. This is caused by abrasive metal from the front disc plate sticking to the brake pad, which damages the disc plate over time. To correct the problem, a modified brake pad is being used.
• 10098851Oct 28, 2014Fuel system. Some vehicles may exhibit a tapping noise coming from inside the fuel tank (under the rear seat) when idling after the fuel tank has been filled up. The noise disappears after driving and consuming some fuel.
• 10098850Oct 28, 2014Electrical system. Some customers may complain about the mazda connect clock (in the center display) changing on its own and displaying the time of the next time zone (one hour shifted from the actual). This occurs when the gps sync is set on in the clock settings and the vehicle is used where two different time zones exist.this concern is caused by a writing error of the time zones in the sd card software (map data). The sd card…
• 10069360Oct 28, 2014Fuel system, Other or unknown. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10060868Oct 28, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10059492Oct 28, 2014Brakes. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098861Oct 23, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may have the blind spot monitoring (bsm) off indicator light flashing and dtc u3000:54 stored in memory.the concern is caused by inadequate bsm control module control logic. The bsm control module software has been updated to eliminate this concern.
• 10060546Oct 23, 2014Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098863Oct 17, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience mil illumination with dtc p2610 (instrument cluster internal engine off timer performance problem) stored in memory after engine start and room fuse 15a (a) removed. Note:the odometer will display “f0-002” during transport mode (room fuse 15a removed). Transport mode is canceled when room fuse 15a is installed or the vehicle odometer is more than 12.4mi (20km).
• 10059444Oct 17, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098865Oct 15, 2014Equipment. In support of skyactiv manual transmission models, mazda will ship to all dealers one (1) new special ser-vice tool (sst). The sst will be shipped automatically by mazda’s tool vendor snap-on tools, starting in mid-october 2014.the following sst is the latest addition to the mazda required tool (mrt) list.
• 10098522Sep 26, 2014Electrical system. This service information provides basic q-85/t-110 battery handling procedures. Complete service information can be found in ms3 online or workshop manual (section 01-17).
• 10098521Sep 26, 2014Body and structure, Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit a white felt (used for noise insulation) visible through the gap between the upper (a) and lower (b) front door trim, causing a poor appearance.the cause of this is that the color of the felt and the glue is not appropriate and highly visible. To correct the problem, the color of the felt and the glue has been changed to one that resembles the door trim. The produc-tion control and the…
• 10060861Sep 26, 2014Body and structure. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10059424Sep 26, 2014Electrical system, Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098542Sep 16, 2014Electrical system, Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the symptoms mentioned below, which can be fixed with the latest software update (version 33.00.500a or later).•the compass screen is displayed, even though the sd card is installed.•speed limit warning does not beep.•the map screen moves, even though the vehicle is stopped.•a strange triangle or square graphic appears on the navigation screen.•vehicle marker deviates from real position…
• 10060465Sep 16, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098545Sep 9, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit bluetooth® hands-free and/or text messaging related concerns. To improve the handling of bluetooth® hands-free and/or text messaging customer concerns, mazda cre-ated a special service and parts exchange program as of february 2010.
• 10098546Sep 8, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may have the blind spot monitoring (bsm) off indicator light flashing and dtc u3000:54 stored in memory.the concern is caused by inadequate bsm control module control logic. The bsm control module software has been updated to eliminate this concern.
• 10060547Sep 8, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098381Aug 15, 2014Seats. Some customers may complain that the side(s) of the rear seat is lifting or loose when lifted by hand.this is caused by a product variation of the rear seat cushion. Some cushions may have a larger clearance between the cushion and the floor carpet.customers having this concern should have their vehicle repaired using the following repair procedure. When you receive a customer complaint on this concern, fix both…
• 10098367Aug 15, 2014Equipment. In accordance with federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer.note:•mazda vehicles are manufactured with tamper-proof speedometers.•when a speedometer is replaced, the new speedometer will read zero (0) miles.•this procedure is extremely important to accurately represent actual vehicle mileage.•prior to speedometer removal, complete the information required on the…
• 10060513Aug 15, 2014Seats. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098282Jun 10, 2014Equipment. This service bulletin provides information regarding the proper use of the driver’s floor mat to avoid any potential interference with the foot pedals. The following are possible causes of floor mat interference, which can be avoided with proper usage. • floor mat moves forward due to improper installation. • inappropriate floor mat (such as aftermarket, non-factory-equipped, or non-genuine) is used. • floor mat is…
• 10098245Jun 10, 2014Equipment. Mazda north american operations received many requests from our dealers asking us to approve additional on-car brake lathes as an option for mnao authorized equipment. Due to your feedback and after evaluating a few on-car brake lathes, we are pleased to announce that we have added the pro cut on-car brake lathe to mnao authorized equipment program. The accu-turn is still an approved brake lathe but it is no longer…
• 10098102May 27, 2014Seats. Some customers may complain that the side(s) of the rear seat is lifting or loose when lifted by hand.this is caused by a product variation of the rear seat cushion. Some cushions may have a larger clearance between the cushion and the floor carpet.customers having this concern should have their vehicle repaired using the following repair procedure. When you receive a customer complaint on this concern, fix both…
• 10060514May 27, 2014Seats. Summary to be provided on a future date.

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