Mazda bulletin 8026C
What it says2026 CX-50 Hybrid Battery Label Concern - Emissions Recall 8026C Mazda Motor Corporation has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emissions Recall Campaign on certain 2026MY CX-50 vehicles produced from September 8, 2025… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Mazda filed this with NHTSA as an emissions communication dated Aug 19, 2026, received Jun 3, 2026, about the electrical system — 8 documents under this number: 8026C Warr c, 8026C Warr b, 8026C Warr a, 8026C Repair a and 4 more. 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 communicationPicked out of NHTSA’s summary below, word for word. The document itself is the record, and the dealer checks the VIN.
What 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.
2026 CX-50 Hybrid Battery Label Concern - Emissions Recall 8026C Mazda Motor Corporation has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emissions Recall Campaign on certain 2026MY CX-50 vehicles produced from September 8, 2025 through September 26, 2025. If you receive this notice, your vehicle is included in this Emissions Recall. What is the problem? 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. What will Mazda do? Your Mazda dealer will attach the correct battery labels to the center B-pillar and the hybrid battery, free of charge.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8026C Warr c | Emissions | Aug 19, 2026 | 11036725 | PDF, 1,326 KB |
| 8026C Warr b | Emissions | Aug 18, 2026 | 11036724 | PDF, 1,290 KB |
| 8026C Warr a | Emissions | Jul 3, 2026 | 11035716 | PDF, 1,286 KB |
| 8026C Repair a | Emissions | Jun 11, 2026 | 11034490 | PDF, 2,463 KB |
| 8026C CV Notification | Emissions | Jun 5, 2026 | 11034491 | PDF, 125 KB |
| 8026C Warr | Emissions | May 15, 2026 | 11033220 | PDF, 358 KB |
| 8026C Repair | Emissions | May 15, 2026 | 11033219 | PDF, 1,245 KB |
| 8026C Owner Ltr | Emissions | May 15, 2026 | 11033218 | PDF, 107 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| T06XRX | Labor Hours | 6 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (6 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Mazda’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote.
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. 5 of them name Electrical System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
I leased a brand new vehicle on June 8th. On June 12th, I took it to the dealer's service center because of a warning message, accompanied with a loud chime that said: "Emergency Call Unit Malfunction", the SOS red light was also on. I picked the car up today, June 15th.
2026 Mazda CX-5 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jun 15, 2026 · ODI 11744358
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.
More bulletins about the electrical system
Source: same model, same component group127 other manufacturer communications filed against these Mazda models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Mazda list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA-012-26d | Service bulletin | Sep 18, 2026 | DESCRIPTION Some customers may experience a message "TCU Malfunction. Have the Vehicle Inspected" in the instrument cluster. Additional sym… |
| SA-042-26a | Service bulletin | Sep 17, 2026 | Mazda Connected Services - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) This Service Alert supersedes the previously issued SAs listed below. The chang… |
| SA-041-26a | Service bulletin | Sep 11, 2026 | DESCRIPTION If you encounter any type of electrical concern (e.g, dead battery, engine no start, DTC(s) stored...), interview the customer b… |
| SA-038-26b | Service bulletin | Sep 10, 2026 | This Service Alert supersedes the previously issued service alert listed below. The changes are noted in Red text. SA-038/26 08/18/26 and 06… |
| SA-015-26e | Service bulletin | Sep 4, 2026 | This Service Alert supersedes the previously issued SA(s) listed below. The changes are noted in Red. SA-015/26 05/27/26, 04/20/26, 04/09/2… |
| SSPE2 | Over-the-air update | Sep 2, 2026 | Subject: Announcement of Special Service Program (SSPE2) Ethernet Communication – Over The Air (OTA) Update Concerns and Manufacturer Servic… |
| SSPE2 MSP67 | Over-the-air update | Aug 22, 2026 | Subject: Announcement of Special Service Program (SSPE2) Ethernet Communication – Over The Air (OTA) Update Concerns and Manufacturer Servic… |
| SSPE1 | Emissions | Aug 20, 2026 | Special Service Program (SSPE1) - 2026 CX-50 Hybrid – Battery Label Concern Mazda Motor Corporation has decided to conduct a Special Service… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Mazda, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Mazda 8026C 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 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 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: built 8 Sep 2025 – 26 Sep 2025 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.