NHTSA ID Number: 10162015 Manufacturer Communication Number: 09-023-19-3596 Summary Some vehicles (without inner cloth/headliner) may exhibit rubbing/contact marks on the top fabric of the convertible top around the area as shown. The marks may occur on the right and/or left side(s). This is caused by the top fabric receiving vibration and the stitching line (hard) touching … Read more
2016 MX-5 – CONVERTIBLE TOP INNER CLOTH FALLING DOWN CAUSING POOR APPEARANCE AND OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF BACK WINDOW APPLICABLE MODEL(S)/VINS 2016 MX-5 vehicles with VINs lower than JM1ND******110159 (produced before January 19, 2016) Vehicles may exhibit the inner cloth (A) falling down at the rear end causing a poor appearance and obstructing the view of … Read more
2016 MX-5 – SCRATCH ON SEAT BACK BAR GARNISH FROM CONTACT WITH CONVERTIBLE TOP APPLICABLE MODEL(S)/VINS 2016 MX-5 Scratches (A) on the rear of the seat back bar garnish (B) from contact with the convertible top (C). Due to assembly variations, the clearance between the seat back bar garnish and the convertible top … Read more
2016 MX-5 – RATTLE NOISE FROM HEADER PANEL OF CONVERTIBLE TOP APPLICABLE MODEL(S)/VINS 2016 MX-5 vehicles with VINs lower than JM1ND******107384 (produced before October 26, 2015) Some vehicles may exhibit a rattle noise (A) from the header panel (B) of the convertible top when driving on a rough road. The header panel (A) … Read more
2016 MX-5 – CONVERTIBLE TOP INNER CLOTH DETACHES FROM J HOOK ON TOP OF BACK WINDOW If the soft top inner cloth detaches easily from the J hook on top of the back window, the tension cloth might not be assembled properly. Try the following procedure to correct this issue: Detach the inner cloth (A) … Read more