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Mazda CX-5 2025–2026technical service bulletin

Bulletin SA-019-26 · NHTSA communication 11030647 · issued Mar 20, 2026

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2025–2026
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

This SA supersedes the previously issued SA(s) listed below. The changes are noted in Red. SA-045/22 12/06/22 and 07/12/22 NOTE: All vehicles with protective films applied to the piano black door garnishes of the following models are applicable to this Service Alert. DESCRIPTION The purpose of this Service Alert is to remind dealers to keep the protective films on the piano black door garnishes attached until just before delivering the vehicle to the customer. The protective films are attached on new vehicles when shipped from the factory in order to avoid being scratched during transportation

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.