{"nhtsa_id":10188479,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-03-08","date":"2017-11-01","document_id":"09-042-17-3391","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; VISIBILITY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some vehicles may exhibit white stains (A) running down the front door(s) from the base of the outer mirror, causing a poor appearance. This is caused when water enters the mirror base and corrodes the aluminum die cast inside the mirror. To eliminate the concern, the aluminum die cast inside the mirror base has been painted to prevent corrosion.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10188479-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10188479-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10188479","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"visibility","name":"Glass, wipers and mirrors","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"MAZDA","model":"MAZDA3","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_mazda_mazda3","2015_mazda_mazda3","2016_mazda_mazda3"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}