TSB 09-016-26A — Mazda Service bulletin

09-016-26A is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Mazda Mazda3, 2019–2023 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This bulletin supersedes the previously issued bulletin(s) listed below. The changes are noted in Red. 09-016/26 05/06/26 DESCRIPTION Some customers may complain that the seat warmer does not operate when turning the ignition on while the seat is warm but when turning the…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years 09-016-26A names

VehicleModel years
Mazda Mazda3 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Every document filed under 09-016-26A

Document IDFiledType
09-016-26a July 2, 2026 Service bulletin

What 09-016-26A covers

Seats & interior — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 09-016-26A?

09-016-26A is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mazda, covering the Mazda Mazda3 across the 2019–2023 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This bulletin supersedes the previously issued bulletin(s) listed below. The changes are noted in Red. 09-016/26 05/06/26 DESCRIPTION Some customers may complain that the seat warmer does not operate when turning the ignition on while the seat is warm but when turning the…

Which vehicles does 09-016-26A cover?

NHTSA's file names Mazda Mazda3 (2019–2023). 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 09-016-26A a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 09-016-26A 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 09-016-26A?

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 09-016-26A, 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 09-016-26A. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.