Mazda CX-5 2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DRW33 · NHTSA communication 10182128 · issued Oct 7, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2021
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
DRW33 - CHROME PLATED WINDOW MOLDINGS CONCERN FROM PACIFIC TYPHOON: On certain subject vehicles parked outside after production, it is possible that the chrome plated window moldings may be dirty or have rust spots from a Typhoon that recently passed by Hiroshima and Hofu Japan. These vehicles may have been exposed to misty seawater caused by a strong wind and could have potentially sustained chrome molding damage. The vehicles subject to this DRW may need additional cleaning, polishing, or possibly molding replacement.
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.