Mazda bulletin 8026C SSPE1
What it saysMazda Sales, General, Parts and Service Managers Subject: Announcement of Emissions Recall 8026C and Special Service Program SSPE1 - Battery Label Concern - 2026MY CX-50 Hybrid vehicles Dear Mazda Dealer Colleagues… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Mazda filed this with NHTSA as an emissions communication dated Jun 11, 2026, received Jun 3, 2026 — 2 documents under this number: 8026C SSPE1 Dlr Ltr a, 8026C SSPE1 Dlr Ltr. It names 2 model years (2026). An emissions communication is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
Attention: Mazda Sales, General, Parts and Service Managers Subject: Announcement of Emissions Recall 8026C and Special Service Program SSPE1 - Battery Label Concern - 2026MY CX-50 Hybrid vehicles Dear Mazda Dealer Colleagues, Mazda Motor Corporation has decided to conduct an Emissions Recall and Special Service Program on certain 2026MY CX-50 Hybrid vehicles sold in the U.S. Please see the description, model, year, and VIN range below for all vehicles in these campaigns. There are 612 vehicles affected by Emission Recall 8026C and 1,997 vehicles affected by Special Service Program SSPE1. There are 2,609 total vehicles affected by these two concerns. Subject Vehicles: Model Subject VIN range Subject production date range 2026MY CX-50 Hybrid 7MM VA**** TN 142667 – 145555 From September 8, 2025 through September 26, 2025 **Only VIN’s in this range and with an “OPEN” status in eMDCS are affected. The subject VIN and production date ranges are based on all the subject vehicles regardless if the vehicle is in the Emissions recall or SSP. Emissions Recall 8026C: On certain CX-50 Hybrid vehicles, inappropriate battery labels were attached to the center pillar and the hybrid battery beneath the rear seat. QR codes printed on these labels are incorrect and do not link to the battery information website, the required information related to the vehicle’s traction battery cannot be displayed. This condition does not comply with Section 1962.6 (Battery Labeling Requirements), Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations. Special Service Program SSPE1: On certain CX-50 Hybrid vehicles, inappropriate battery labels were attached to the center pillar and the traction battery beneath the rear seat. QR codes printed on these labels are incorrect and do not link to the battery information website, the required information related to the vehicle’s hybrid battery cannot be displayed. This condition does not comply with Section 1962.6 (Battery Labeling Requirements), Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations. Although only the six states (California, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington) have adopted the battery labeling requirements of Section 1962.6 starting with the 2026MY, Mazda is also implementing corrective action for vehicles in all other states. Repair Outline, Photo Requirement and Label Ordering: For both campaigns, attach two labels to each v
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8026C SSPE1 Dlr Ltr a | Emissions | Jun 11, 2026 | 11034492 | PDF, 451 KB |
| 8026C SSPE1 Dlr Ltr | Emissions | May 15, 2026 | 11033221 | PDF, 103 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 32 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Mazda 8026C SSPE1 a recall?
No. A emissions communication is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 8026C SSPE1 repair free?
A emissions communication is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does 8026C SSPE1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2026 Mazda CX-5, 2026 Mazda CX-50. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: CX-50 Hybrid 7MM VA**** TN 142667 –: built 8 Sep 2025 – 26 Sep 2025 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.