Mazda CX-3 2021–2022 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SA-045-22 · NHTSA communication 10217185 · issued Jul 12, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2021–2022
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
The purpose of this Service Alert is to remind dealers to keep the protective films on the piano black door garnishes attached until just before delivering the vehicle to the customer. The protective films are attached on new vehicles when shipped from the factory in order to avoid being scratched during transportation and while in dealer stock.
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.