TSB SA-032-23A — Mazda Service bulletin

SA-032-23A is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 4 Mazda models, 2003–2015 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. If you encounter any type of electrical concern (e.g, dead battery, engine no start, DTC(s) stored...), interview the customer before proceeding with normal MGSS diagnosis by asking if any aftermarket devices have been installed. Aftermarket devices may be the cause of the…

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

1Document filed
4Vehicles named
13Model years

Vehicles and model years SA-032-23A names

VehicleModel years
Mazda CX-7 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Mazda CX-9 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Mazda Mazda3 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Mazda Mazda6 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Every document filed under SA-032-23A

Document IDFiledType
SA-032-23a October 11, 2023 Service bulletin

What SA-032-23A covers

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

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB SA-032-23A?

SA-032-23A is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mazda, covering 4 Mazda models across the 2003–2015 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: If you encounter any type of electrical concern (e.g, dead battery, engine no start, DTC(s) stored...), interview the customer before proceeding with normal MGSS diagnosis by asking if any aftermarket devices have been installed. Aftermarket devices may be the cause of the…

Which vehicles does SA-032-23A cover?

NHTSA's file names Mazda CX-7 (2007–2013); Mazda CX-9 (2007–2015); Mazda Mazda3 (2007–2011); Mazda Mazda6 (2003–2013). 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 SA-032-23A a recall, and is the repair free?

No. SA-032-23A 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 SA-032-23A?

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 SA-032-23A, 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 SA-032-23A. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.