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U3000 on Mazda vehicles

U3000 is named on 57 Mazda model years (2016–2025): 411 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Mazda3, CX-30, MX-30, CX-5, CX-50 and 6 more.

Network 57 model years 411 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Which Mazda model years name U3000

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2021 Mazda Mazda3Electrical System16—
2021 Mazda CX-30Electrical System15—
2022 Mazda MX-30Electrical System14—
2022 Mazda Mazda3Electrical System131
2020 Mazda CX-30Electrical System14—
2021 Mazda CX-5Electrical System13—
2023 Mazda CX-5Electrical System12—
2023 Mazda CX-50Electrical System12—
2023 Mazda Mazda3Electrical System12—
2022 Mazda CX-30Electrical System12—
2022 Mazda CX-5Electrical System12—
2021 Mazda CX-9Electrical System12—
2024 Mazda CX-90Electrical System11—
2023 Mazda CX-30Electrical System11—
2023 Mazda CX-9Electrical System11—
2022 Mazda CX-9Electrical System11—
2018 Mazda CX-3Electrical System11—
2023 Mazda MX-30Electrical System10—
2019 Mazda Mazda3Electrical System10—
2016 Mazda MX-5Electrical System10—
2020 Mazda Mazda3Electrical System9—
2018 Mazda Mazda3Electrical System9—
2017 Mazda CX-5Electrical System9—
2017 Mazda Mazda3Electrical System9—
2017 Mazda Mazda6Electrical System9—
2018 Mazda CX-5Electrical System8—
2018 Mazda Mazda6Electrical System8—
2024 Mazda CX-5Electrical System7—
2024 Mazda Mazda3Electrical System7—
2018 Mazda CX-9Electrical System7—
2016 Mazda CX-3Electrical System7—
2024 Mazda CX-30Not specified6—
2019 Mazda CX-3Electrical System6—
2019 Mazda MX-5Electrical System6—
2024 Mazda CX-50Electrical System5—
2017 Mazda CX-3Electrical System5—
2018 Mazda MX-5Electrical System4—
2017 Mazda MX-5Electrical System4—
2025 Mazda CX-70Electrical System3—
2021 Mazda CX-3Electrical System3—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Electrical System 274 Not specified 53 Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 27 Equipment 13
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What Mazda owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

The vehicle's Connectivity Master Unit (CMU) / infotainment system has experienced a complete, permanent internal electronic failure, logged by Diagnostic Trouble Code DTC U3000:49 (Control Module Internal Electronic Failure)
2022 Mazda Mazda3 Aug 11, 2026 NHTSA owner report

Mazda filings that name U3000

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Mazda filed with NHTSA whose summary names U3000. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What U3000 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

U3000 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 3, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Mazda and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is U3000 a known problem on Mazda vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 411 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming U3000 on 57 Mazda model years (2016–2025). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Mazda models does U3000 appear on most?

2021 Mazda3 (16 documents), 2021 CX-30 (15 documents), 2020 CX-30 (14 documents).

Does U3000 on a Mazda mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.