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Mazda CX-3 2012–2025technical service bulletin

Bulletin SA-079-24 · NHTSA communication 11009654 · issued Oct 24, 2024

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012–2025
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

The SKYACTIV-DRIVE FW6A-EL AT uses “Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) Type: FZ”. Only use “ATF-FZ” to fill or top off the fluid level. ATF-FZ is specially designed for use in the SKYACTIV-DRIVE series AT. It is a low viscosity formula with less friction for better fuel economy. NOTE: ATF-FZ is colored blue for easy identification.

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.