TSB 06-001-26 — Mazda Service bulletin

06-001-26 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Mazda Mazda3, 2019–2026 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. DESCRIPTION Some customers may complain that the electric power steering warning light illuminates after engine start and DTC U2011:1C is stored. Zinc-plated whisker may form inside the EPS motor and trigger the DTC. However, since it is cleared when power is supplied during DTC…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
8Model years

Vehicles and model years 06-001-26 names

VehicleModel years
Mazda Mazda3 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Every document filed under 06-001-26

Document IDFiledType
06-001-26 July 8, 2026 Service bulletin

What 06-001-26 covers

Steering, Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 06-001-26?

06-001-26 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mazda, covering the Mazda Mazda3 across the 2019–2026 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: DESCRIPTION Some customers may complain that the electric power steering warning light illuminates after engine start and DTC U2011:1C is stored. Zinc-plated whisker may form inside the EPS motor and trigger the DTC. However, since it is cleared when power is supplied during DTC…

Which vehicles does 06-001-26 cover?

NHTSA's file names Mazda Mazda3 (2019–2026). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB 06-001-26 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 06-001-26 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of 06-001-26?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 06-001-26, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 06-001-26. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.