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October 10, 2018 Service bulletin

Some vehicles may experience stains appearing on the hood, roof and/or trunk of the vehicle

Mazda technical service bulletin 09-021-18-3459a for 2016-2019 Mazda MAZDA3, 2016-2019 Mazda CX-5 and 2016-2018 Mazda MAZDA6 and others.

Bulletin number
09-021-18-3459a
Component
Equipment
Summary
Some vehicles may experience stains appearing on the hood, roof and/or trunk of the vehicle. This concern is most likely to be found in a cold weather areas just after the RAPGARD is removed at PDI. This may becaused by moisture which has been trapped and condensed between the paint and the RAPGARD. These types of stains can be removed with a heat gun or an infrared drier. If you encounter this concern during PDI, use a heat gun or an infrared drier to apply heat to the affected area to remove the stain(s).

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