Mazda CX-3 2012–2023 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin SA-068-22 · NHTSA communication 10225767 · issued Oct 17, 2022

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Power Train

component

2012–2023

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

The new 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.

Vehicles covered

2016 Mazda CX-3
2017 Mazda CX-3
2018 Mazda CX-3
2019 Mazda CX-3
2020 Mazda CX-3
2021 Mazda CX-3
2020 Mazda CX-30
2021 Mazda CX-30
2022 Mazda CX-30
2023 Mazda CX-30
2013 Mazda CX-5
2014 Mazda CX-5
2015 Mazda CX-5
2016 Mazda CX-5
2017 Mazda CX-5
2018 Mazda CX-5
2019 Mazda CX-5
2020 Mazda CX-5
2021 Mazda CX-5
2022 Mazda CX-5
2023 Mazda CX-5
2023 Mazda CX-50
2016 Mazda CX-9
2017 Mazda CX-9
2018 Mazda CX-9
2019 Mazda CX-9
2020 Mazda CX-9
2021 Mazda CX-9
2022 Mazda CX-9
2023 Mazda CX-9
2016 Mazda MAZDA2
2017 Mazda MAZDA2
2018 Mazda MAZDA2
2019 Mazda MAZDA2
2020 Mazda MAZDA2
2021 Mazda MAZDA2
2012 Mazda MAZDA3
2013 Mazda MAZDA3
2014 Mazda MAZDA3
2015 Mazda MAZDA3
2016 Mazda MAZDA3
2017 Mazda MAZDA3
2018 Mazda MAZDA3
2019 Mazda MAZDA3
2020 Mazda MAZDA3
2021 Mazda MAZDA3
2022 Mazda MAZDA3
2023 Mazda MAZDA3
2014 Mazda MAZDA6
2015 Mazda MAZDA6
2016 Mazda MAZDA6
2017 Mazda MAZDA6
2018 Mazda MAZDA6
2019 Mazda MAZDA6
2020 Mazda MAZDA6
2021 Mazda MAZDA6

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.