Mazda bulletin SA-043-26
What it saysThis SA supersedes the previously issued SA(s) listed below. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Mazda filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jul 2, 2026, received Aug 4, 2026, about the visibility/wiper. It names 19 model years (2019–2026). 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 communicationThis SA supersedes the previously issued SA(s) listed below. The changes are noted in Red. SA-063/24 09/06/24 DESCRIPTION The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system can malfunction with the following symptoms if the rear side radar sensors are installed facing the wrong direction.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA-043-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 2, 2026 | 11035606 | PDF, 515 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 19 model years this bulletin names have filed 635 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 17 of them name Visibility/Wiper — 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 contact owns a 2023 Mazda CX-30. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds in the rain, the driver’s side windshield wiper failed to clear the water on the windshield. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, on several occasions, where it was diagnosed that the wiper blades and wiper arms needed to be replaced.
2023 Mazda CX-30 · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Apr 5, 2024 · ODI 11581304
I was driving down the Highway and the sun roof just exploded send shards of glass everywhere and nothing had hit it or anything. It just exploded. When I got to the dealer the person ahead of me had the exact same thing and we compared pictures. It was scary, dangerous and really loud when it happened
2024 Mazda CX-30 · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Apr 6, 2026 · ODI 11729368
Front and rear windshields get excessive condensation on the inside of windows obstructiing visibility. Car taken to dealer and they could not reproduce the same situation. This puts others at risk because the defroster does not work well when there is heavy condensation on the inside of the windows.
2024 Mazda Mazda3 · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Dec 20, 2024 · ODI 11631734
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 visibility/wiper
Source: same model, same component group11 other manufacturer communications filed against these Mazda models under the same component group (visibility/wiper), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Mazda list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09-041-25 | Service bulletin | Nov 20, 2025 | Some vehicles may exhibit a distortion in the front windshield causing a distorted view. This is caused by the distortion test process durin… |
| SA-025-25 | Service bulletin | May 16, 2025 | Some vehicles may exhibit wiper blade contact with the A-pillar trim, with or without a chattering noise. This condition may be caused by wo… |
| SA-001-24a | Service bulletin | Feb 21, 2024 | Some customers may report a rattle from the sunroof (panorama roof) area. Make sure to read the complete repair procedure before attempting… |
| 15-004-23 | Service bulletin | Dec 18, 2023 | Some vehicles equipped with the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) may show the BSM indicator light is on in the outer door mirror, even if there a… |
| SA-079-23 | Service bulletin | Dec 1, 2023 | Some customers may complain about color discrepancies (brightness differences) of the image displayed on the screen when using the 360°view… |
| SA-039-23a | Service bulletin | Sep 13, 2023 | Some vehicles may experience exterior trim heat damage when parked near a glass building or Low-E windows. This may be caused by the sun's r… |
| 09-031-20b | Service bulletin | Jul 27, 2023 | Some vehicles may exhibit a distorted image or no image from the rear mount camera when shifted into reverse. Due to friction, the coating o… |
| 09-014-23a | Service bulletin | Jul 13, 2023 | Some vehicles may experience white-streak stains appearing on the front door that look like they seeped out from under the outer mirror bas… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Mazda SA-043-26 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-043-26 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. Every Mazda warranty extension on file lists the ones Mazda has filed.
Which vehicles does SA-043-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 19 model years: 2026 Mazda CX-30, 2025 Mazda CX-30, 2024 Mazda CX-30, 2023 Mazda CX-30, 2022 Mazda CX-30, 2021 Mazda CX-30 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.