Mazda CX-3 2012–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin RF-16-03 · NHTSA communication 10092237 · issued May 4, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2012–2016
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
The 2016 cx-9 with the skyactiv®-g 2.5t engine requires a unique oil filter (py8w-14-302) which is not interchangeable with other skyactiv® oil filters. The unique oil filter can be identified with two white bands as shown below.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.