Mazda CX-5 2017–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 09-034-19-3617 · NHTSA communication 10164279 · issued Aug 30, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2017–2019
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit cracking (1) at the lower part of the rear side, rear door garnish (2). This concern is caused by excess stress applied to the rear door garnish. To eliminate this concern, the clip and tape position on the rear door garnish has been improved.
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.