MT-012-18

Service Bulletin Details

Public Details for: MT-012-18

If a vehicle has body vibration or steering wheel shimmy while driving and the root cause is determined to be tire balance, re-balance the tires using a hunter gsp9700 or equivalent balance machine. If your dealer does not have a gsp9700 or


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Mazda North American Operations
Irvine, CA 92618-2922
M-Tips
Subject:
BODY VIBRATION OR STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY
M-Tips No.: MT-012/18
Last Issued: 12/11/2018
BULLETIN NOTES
This bulletin supersedes the previously issued bulletin(s) listed below. The changes are noted in Red text.
Previous M-Tips: Date(s) Issued:
MT-046/12
2012
APPLICABLE MODEL(S)/VINS
2000-2006 MPV 2016-2019 CX-3 2011-2019 Mazda2
2000-2005 Miata 2013-2019 CX-5 2004-2019 Mazda3
2000-2002 Millenia 2007-2012 CX-7 2006-2017 Mazda5
2001-2011 Tribute 2007-2019 CX-9 2003-2019 Mazda6
2004-2011 RX-8 2006-2019 MX-5
DESCRIPTION
If a vehicle has body vibration or steering wheel shimmy while driving and the root cause is determined to
be tire balance, re-balance the tires using a Hunter GSP9700 or equivalent balance machine.
If your dealer does not have a GSP9700 or equivalent balance machine, sublet the vehicle out for repair. To
find the location of a GSP9700 near your dealer, visitHunter’s web site at www.gsp9700.com and click on
“Locate a GSP9700 Road Force Balancer.”
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An editorial board comprised of MNAO service staff members generates, collects, and verifies information for this publication.
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© 2018 Mazda North American Operations, U.S.A.
M-Tips No.: MT-012/18
Last Issued: 12/11/2018
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An editorial board comprised of MNAO service staff members generates, collects, and verifies information for this publication.
To contribute repair tip ideas, send an e-mail to [email protected]. All contributions become property of MNAO, which assumes permission to publish them without further
consideration.
© 2018 Mazda North American Operations, U.S.A.


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