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Mazda MAZDA6 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 02-002-17 · NHTSA communication 10185798 · issued Jan 6, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Aluminum wheel paint damage (Black spot, flanking, discolored, blackened) Some vehicles may exhibit the bright type aluminum wheel(s) having one of paint damage conditions dhown in the sample photos below. The damage extends to the front surface of the aluminum wheel partly or entirely.

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.