Water leak at the front of the soft top (early 2006, TSB 09-013/06)
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What causes "Water leak at the front of the soft top (early 2006, TSB 09-013/06)" on the Mazda Miata NC (2006-2015 US model years), and how is it fixed?
Water does not fully drain at the female wedge and gets between the header weatherstrip and the windshield header; production added a pad. Fix: Dealers add the pad on 2006 cars with VINs below ...113573.
Symptoms
Water dripping near the sun visors in heavy rain.
Cause
Water does not fully drain at the female wedge and gets between the header weatherstrip and the windshield header; production added a pad.
Fix (summary)
Dealers add the pad on 2006 cars with VINs below ...113573.
Related build entries
Other NC problems
- Recall 06V-103: driver airbag horn-assembly bolt (early 2006 cars)
- Plastic coolant expansion tank cracks and dumps coolant
- Plugged soft-top drains put water in the footwells (2006-2009 TSB)
- PRHT crunches or is hard to open (2007 TSB 09-038/07)
- PRHT windshield header and roof rattle (2007-2008 TSB 09-035/08)
- PRHT front roof panel contacts the deck when open (2007 TSB 09-035/07)
More for this car
- All Mazda Miata NC (2006-2015 US model years) fitment answers · NC common problems
- Newsletter archive: past issues with every new and corrected entry
Sources
- Mazda TSB 09-013/06: 2006 MX-5 water leak at the front of the convertible top (4/20/2006) — Mazda North American Operations (service bulletin) (mfr spec; read 2026-10-26; full page read)
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