This SA supersedes the previously issued SA(s) listed below
Mazda technical service bulletin SA-032-26 for 2019-2026 Mazda MAZDA3, 2026 Mazda CX-5 and 2024-2026 Mazda CX-90 and others.
- Bulletin number
- SA-032-26
- Component
- Fuel/propulsion system
- Summary
- This SA supersedes the previously issued SA(s) listed below. The changes are noted in Red. SA-011/25 10/16/25 and 02/27/25 DESCRIPTION Some customers will report that their fuel door (AKA, fuel filler door, fuel lid, and fuel-filler lid) was stuck closed and would not open to refuel the vehicle. Follow the repair steps below unless the conditions outlined in TSB 09-007/25 - FUEL-FILLER LID PANEL IS DEFORMED for 2019-2025 Mazda3 and 2020-2025 CX-30 are present. REPAIR PROCEDURE 1. Check for pry marks around the door opening. Are there any pry marks? YES: This is due to outside influence and is not covered by Mazda warranty. NO: Continue to the next step. 2. Check the fuel door lock operation. a. Lock the doors and verify if the fuel door lock is locking. NOTE: The default setting is a 90-second delay after the doors lock, but the customer can set that to 0, 30, 60, 90, or 120 seconds. b. Unlock the doors and verify if the fuel door lock is unlocking. NOTE: There is no delay to this function, but the fuel door must be locked to confirm it is unlocking. See the lock note above. Is the fuel door lock operation working correctly? YES: The fuel door repair IS NOT covered by Mazda warranty. The fuel door lock is OK and the door was damaged because the vehicle was not unlocked. NO: The fuel door repair IS covered by Mazda warranty. The fuel door lock is NOT OK and damage to the door was done in order to access the lock. NOTE: If the door was already broken when it arrived at the dealership, Mazda will pay for the fuel door repair under warranty if the vehicle does NOT have an emergency release. Mazda will NOT pay for the fuel door under warranty if it has an emergency release.
Owners of these vehicles have filed 61 complaints in the fuel system category.
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