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Mazda CX-3 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 09-010/16 · NHTSA communication 10076678 · issued Feb 17, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014–2016
model years
22
vehicle entries

Official summary

Stains found on paint during pdi some vehicles may experience stains appearing on the hood, roof and/or trunk of vehicle. This concern is most likely to be found in cold weather areas just after the rapgard is removed at pdi. This may be caused by moisture which has been trapped and condensed betwen paint and the rapgard. These types of stains can be removed with heat gun or an infrared drier. If you encounter this concern during pdi, use heat gun or an infrared drier to apply heat to the affected are to remove stain(s).

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.