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Service bulletins for the 2008 Mazda Tribute

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.

126 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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02-009-16-31552017-02-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER MORE THAN 3° EVEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A FLAT ROAD.
06-001/162016-07-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
M-TIPS2016-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
00-004/122016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
06-001-142016-03-16. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
02-004-142016-03-16. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SR-7614-E2014-09-15. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. MAZDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS) SYSTEM HAVE POOR SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO IN TORQUE SENSOR AND FAILS TO ALLOW POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) DETERMINE INPUT OF DRIVER'S STEERING. MODEL 2008-2011 TRIBUTE. *PE UPDATED 9/29/14 *PE
SB-09-005-132013-06-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. MAZDA: ON SOME VEHICLES, TO AVOID POTENTIAL INTERFERENCE OF FOOT PLACED ON PEDALS, INFORMATION IS PROVIDED REGARDING PROPER USE, AND PLACEMENT, OF DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT. VARIOUS MODELS AND MODEL YEARS. *PE
SB-07-009-112011-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. MAZDA: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE PROBLEM WHEN BLOWER MOTOR IS OPERATING, WHITE FLAKES WOULD COME FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) VENTS. *PE
SB-05-003-112011-07-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MAZDA: THE ENGINE IS STALLING WHEN STOPPING OR ENGAGING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT MAY BE INTERMITTENT AND USUALLY OCCURS ON LONG DRIVES. IT MAY BE CAUSED BY INTERNAL WEAR OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *RM
09-005-112011-06-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. MAZDA: THERE IS POSSIBLE EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION OR WATER INSIDE THE HEADLAMP UNIT ON MANY MAZDA MODELS. *RM
01-004-112011-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. MAZDA: THERE MAY BE EXHAUST NOISE OR ODOR DUE TO AN EXHAUST LEAK BETWEEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE CYLINDER HEAD. 2008 TRIBUTE. *RM
SB-09-022-102010-09-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. MAZDA: LIFTGATE OPENING UN COMMANDED OR NOT OPENING WHEN COMMANDED WHEN PARKED. THIS MAY BE DUE TO WATER INTRUSION INTO THE SWITCH CONNECTOR CAUSING CORROSION AT THE LIFTGATE REAR SWITCH. *PE
SB-09-001-102010-09-10. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. MAZDA: EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DIFFICULT TO OPEN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE THAT IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN, DOE NOT SIT FLUSH WHEN RELEASED, AND/OR STICKS WHEN OPENING DOOR. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PLUNGER (1) BINDING ON THE DOOR HANDLE COVER (2). *PE
SB-06-003-092010-06-24. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. MAZDA: STEERING COLUMN POP/CLUNK NOISE ON TURNS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POP OR CLUNK NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA WHILE TURNING. THIS NOISE TYPICALLY OCCURS QUARTER TURN BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL REACHES ITS END OF TRAVEL STOP AND TYPICALLY GOES AWAY WITH WEIGHT OFF THE WHEELS. MODELS TRIBUTE AND TRIBUTE HYBRID 2008-10. *PE
SB-01-039-092010-04-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). MAZDA: INTERMITTENT RED TRIANGLE/STOP SAFELY NOW MESSAGE ON/WRENCH LIGHT ON/P1A0C SET. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT RED TRIANGLE ON AND STOP SAFELY NOW MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER ACCOMPANIED BY A SUDDEN RPM LOSS/NO START SYMPTOM AND WRENCH LIGHT ON WITH P1A0C SET. *PE
05-006-082008-09-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MAZDA: CD4E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - FLUID LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION COOLER. SERVICE BULLETIN DO NOT APPLY TO TRIBUTE HYBRIDS. *PE
01-011/082008-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). HYBRID - NO CRANK/NO TCM COMMUNICATION/THEFT LIGHT ON/MULTIPLE DTCS. *NJ
01-007/082008-04-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). HYBRID - INTERMITTENT RED TRIANGLE/ [STOP SAFELY NOW] MESSAGE ON / WRENCH LIGHT ON / P1A0C SET. *NJ
07001082008-03-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. HYBRID - WRENCH LIGHT ON - B1239 SET. *NJ
09002082008-03-06. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. WINDSHIELD WIPER CHATTER / NOISE - DRIVER SIDE ONLY -- APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT ONLY ON APRIL 14, 2007. *NJ
01044072008-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HYBRID - WRENCH LIGHT / MIL ON - P2110, P2111, P2112, AND/OR P2135 SET. *NJ
01022062007-11-14. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. FRONT CRANKSHAFT BOLT SERVICE WARNING. *NJ
01034072007-09-25. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SLOW FUEL FILL CONCERN DURING WINTER/FREEZING CONDITIONS, OR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0451 PRESENT. MAY BE CAUSED BY WATER/MOISTURE ENTERING THE FUEL FILLER VENT LINE, THEN FREEZING. *NJ UPDATED 6/2/08. *NJ
003072007-06-11. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. AVAILABILITY OF NON-REQUIRED TOOLS. *KB

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.