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Mazda MAZDA6 2018–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin 09-024-21-3822 · NHTSA communication 10200526 · issued Aug 5, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2018–2020
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a breakage of the decoration plate (1) on the front or rear seat backs. This is caused by the seat back decoration plate not being strong enough. To eliminate this concern, the seatback decoration plates have been modified.

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.