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Service bulletin 0004180

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10005737
Published by NHTSA2004-03-12
Manufacturer's number0004180
Manufacturer's date2004-01-30
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA's summary

B29 AND LATER POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CALIBRATION UPDATE INFORMATION. REPAIR INFORMATION REVIEW1. *TT

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Transmission control module

Vehicles listed
MAZDA MPV2002, 2003
MAZDA TRIBUTE2001, 2002, 2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
04V1750002004-04-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
05-006-14-29172017-05-03. Service bulletin. THE VEHICLE’S AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (ATX) MAY EXHIBIT SHIFT SHOCK WHILE THE ENGINE WARMS FROM COLD TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE SYMPTOM IS INTERMITTENT, IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. THE SHIFT SHOCK USUALLY OCCURS DURING 1-2 OR 2-3 UPSHIFTS, OR 3-2 PART THROTTLE DOWNSHIFTS.IN MOST CASES, THE CAUSE OF THE SHIFT SHOCK IS FROM THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) SOFTWARE CALIBRATION. AN UPDATED SOFTWARE CALIBRATION IS AVAILABLE ON MAZDA SERVICE SUPPORT SYSTEM (MS3) TO CORRECT THE SHIFTING CONCERNS.
05-007-14-29182017-05-03. Service bulletin. THE VEHICLE’S AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (ATX) MAY EXHIBIT SHIFT SHOCK WHILE THE ENGINE WARMS FROM COLD TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE SYMPTOM IS INTERMITTENT, IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. THE SHIFT SHOCK USUALLY OCCURS DURING 1-2 OR 2-3 UPSHIFTS, OR 3-2 PART THROTTLE DOWNSHIFTS. IN MOST CASES, THE CAUSE OF THE SHIFT SHOCK IS FROM THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) SOFTWARE CALIBRATION. AN UPDATED SOFTWARE CALIBRATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAZDA SERVICE SUPPORT SYSTEM (MS3) TO CORRECT THE SHIFTING CONCERNS.
05-002-13-27772017-04-14. Service bulletin. ALWAYS BE SURE TO USE THE CORRECT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID WHEN REPLACING ATF. USING THE WRONG ATF MAY CAUSE SHIFT QUALITY COMPLAINTS OR MAY EVEN DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION.NOTE:•ATF M-V (TYPE M5) IS NOT THE SAME FLUID AS MERCON®V OR MERCON®LV ATF.•ATF M-V (TYPE M5) HAS A GREATER VISCOSITY THAN MERCON®V AND MERCON®LV ATF IN LOW TEMPERATURES. •ATF M-V (TYPE M5) HAS A GREATER ANTI-JUDDER SPECIFICATION THAN MERCON®V AND MERCON®LV ATF.
09-001/162016-07-14. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
05003042007-10-30. Service bulletin. MAZDA SPECIAL PROGRAM (MSP03) - SHIFT SHOCK - TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) REFLASH. VEHICLES BUILT FROM 4/1/03 THROUGH 1/26/04. *NJ
05007062006-11-13. Service bulletin. MERCON ATF IS BEING REPLACED BY MERCON V AS A SERVICE FLUID. *KB
05001052005-08-04. Service bulletin. O/D OFF INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING / MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0706. *TT
060120042005-04-27. Service bulletin. PROGRAMMABLE MODULE INSTALLATION. ( 2004 MAZDA B SERIES) *JB
05001042004-06-04. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT SHIFT SHOCK WHILE THE ENGINE WARMS FROM COLD TO NORMAL. *TT
04005022003-02-20. Service bulletin. INADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *TT