Mazda bulletin SA-002-26
What it saysSome customers may complain that the tire sidewalls are distorted or "damaged". NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Mazda filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jan 6, 2026, received Feb 3, 2026, about the wheels. It names 15 model years (2024–2026). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationSome customers may complain that the tire sidewalls are distorted or "damaged". Sidewall waviness/indentations/undulations are common on radial tires and are more noticeable on tires with taller sidewalls. The higher the tire pressure, the more noticeable the effect will be. Be sure to set the tire pressures at the recommended tire pressure on the vehicle tire label. Sidewall indentations are a cosmetic condition that does not affect the performance of the tires.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA-002-26 | Service bulletin | Jan 6, 2026 | 11028128 | PDF, 4,069 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 15 model years this bulletin names have filed 269 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1 of them name Wheels — 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.
The tire pressure has also been varying quite a bit with inconsistent levels across all tires since purchase over the past 3 months
2025 Mazda CX-30 · Wheels · filed with NHTSA Jan 29, 2026
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 wheels
Source: same model, same component group7 other manufacturer communications filed against these Mazda models under the same component group (wheels), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA-020-25a | Service bulletin | Nov 19, 2025 | There have been warranty claims submitted for growling or bearing whine noise in differentials, transfer units and transmissions where the s… |
| SA-022-24a | Other | Jun 7, 2024 | Some automotive cleaning products contain strong acid or alkali. When these types of cleaners are used to clean the wheels on Mazda vehicles… |
| PF-24-07 | Other | May 24, 2024 | Please be advised that the valve stem seals assigned to the 2.5 Skyactiv Turbo engines in GEPC are incorrect. The Diesel Valve Stem seal SH0… |
| SA-022-24 | Service bulletin | Apr 10, 2024 | Some automotive cleaning products contain strong acid or alkali. When these types of cleaners are used to clean the wheels on Mazda vehicles… |
| SA-013-24 | Service bulletin | Feb 16, 2024 | Some vehicles may exhibit a steering shimmy or body vibration during the PDI test drive or during the first few miles of driving after the v… |
| SA-031-23 | Service bulletin | May 17, 2023 | Some automotive cleaning products contain strong acid or alkali. When these types of cleaners are used to clean the wheels on Mazda vehicles… |
| RF-23-06 | Service bulletin | Apr 25, 2023 | Due to a short-term supplier change, a series of wheels are applicable from the 2023 CX-50. See table below for a visual representation alon… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Mazda SA-002-26 a recall?
No. A service bulletin 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 SA-002-26 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does SA-002-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 15 model years: 2026 Mazda CX-30, 2025 Mazda CX-30, 2024 Mazda CX-30, 2026 Mazda CX-5, 2025 Mazda CX-5, 2024 Mazda CX-5 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.