Mazda CX-3 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 09-045-17-3393 · NHTSA communication 10188486 · issued Nov 20, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some customers driving on snow and ice may find the front step molding falling off. This may be caused by snow and ice accumulated under the molding when contacting a snow pile. The front step molding structure may not be strong enough to hold under certain conditions.
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.