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Mazda CX-3 2021–2022technical 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.

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.