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Mazda Tribute · 2008

5 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15E045000·2015-06-03

    Timken Recalls Aftermarket Front Wheel Bearings for Ford, Mazda, Mercury

    Timken is recalling aftermarket front wheel bearings with incorrect dimensions for 2001-2012 Ford Escape, 2001-2011 Mazda Tribute, and 2005-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles due to crash risk.

    Product
    FORD — FORD, MAZDA, MERCURY ESCAPE, TRIBUTE, MARINER, TRIBUTE HYBRID
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V357000·2012-07-27

    Mazda Recalls Tribute Vehicles Due to Stuck Throttle Risk

    Mazda is recalling 2001-2006 and 2008 Tribute vehicles because a stuck throttle could cause a crash, serious injury, or death.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA TRIBUTE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V552000·2014-09-10

    Mazda Recalls 2008 Tribute Hybrids for Coolant Pump Failure Risk

    Mazda is recalling 2008 Tribute Hybrid vehicles because a coolant pump failure may cause the hybrid system to overheat and shut down, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA TRIBUTE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V282000·2014-05-29

    Mazda Recalls Tribute Vehicles for Steering Assist Software Defect

    Mazda is recalling 2008-2011 Tribute vehicles because a steering sensor may fail, causing the electric power steering assist to disengage.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA TRIBUTE, TRIBUTE HYBRID
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2008Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2008; overall ratings can differ by trim.

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Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE10021 Preliminary Evaluation · steering:electric power assist system

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2005 · cruise-control — 77 complaints, median 74,000 mi
  • 2005 · body — 56 complaints, median 121,000 mi
  • 2008 · cruise-control — 44 complaints, median 62,000 mi
  • 2006 · cruise-control — 39 complaints, median 60,000 mi
  • 2008 · powertrain — 22 complaints, median 61,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

279 manufacturer service bulletins across 6 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2011: 4.4/5 · 14 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2010: 3.8/5 · 39 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2009: 3.9/5 · 35 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2008: 3.0/5 · 202 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2006: 3.3/5 · 135 complaints · most complained-of: cruise-control

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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