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Mazda CX-3 2013–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 09-035-18-3509 · NHTSA communication 10145252 · issued Sep 14, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2019
model years
23
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some customers may experience one or more electrical malfunctions after a vehicle body repair. The newly painted fender stay (2) may be causing a poor front harness (1) ground connection.

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.