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Service bulletins for the 2009 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.

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

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SB-07-003-102011-05-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. MAZDA: THE 2008 TRIBUTE MAY HAVE TWO INTERNAL TROUBLE CODES WITH THE BATTERY PACK COOLING FAN. THE PROBLEM HAS NO SYMPTOMS TO THE CUSTOMER. *RM
SB-05-005-102011-05-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MAZDA: THERE IS A FLUID LEAK FROM THE LEFT SIDE AXLE SHAFT SEAL ON 2009 TRIBUTES. REPAIR PROCEDURE NOTED. *RM UPDATED 5/31/11. *PE
SB-01-049-102011-05-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. MAZDA: ON 2009-2010 TRIBUTES THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR MULTIPLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. REPAIR PROCEDURE NOTED. *RM
SB-01-048-102011-05-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. MAZDA: THE 2009 TRIBUTE HYBRID HAS A MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON DUE TO A POSSIBLE EXHAUST LEAK. THERE ARE TWO POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. *RM
SSP-802010-10-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID. MAZDA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ANNOUNCING THE UPCOMING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REGULATOR SOLENOID VALVE BORE WEAR. CSC LETTER WAS REC'D. *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-01-001-102010-09-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MAZDA: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) OR WRENCH LIGHT WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2135. DTCS P2111 AND/OR P0122 MAY ALSO BE PRESENT. DRIVABILITY SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE, IDLE SPEED BELOW SPECIFICATION AND/OR REDUCED POWER. *PE
OP-062010-07-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MAZDA: THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE TOWING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE INCORRECT. IF THE VEHICLE IS INCORRECTLY TOWED WITH ALL FOUR WHEELS ON THE GROUND, THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. HARSH OR ERRATIC SHIFTS AND ENGAGEMENTS OR LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FUNCTION CAN OCCUR AT THE NEXT START UP. CSC LETTER WAS REC'D. *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-01-038-092010-04-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). MAZDA: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P0011, P0012, P0021 OR P0022. THIS ISSUE MAY ALSO CAUSE P0340, P0341, P0344, P0345, P0346, OR P0349 CODES TO BE PRESENT. *PE
SB-05-004-092010-04-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MAZDA: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 3-1 OR 2-1 ROLLING STOP DOWNSHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT HESITATION DURING THROTTLE TIP-IN/TIP-OUT 3-4-2 DOWNSHIFT MANEUVER AT VEHICLE SPEEDS BETWEEN 20-40 MPH (32-64 KM/H). ALSO MAY HAVE 2-3 OR 3-4 UPSHIFT FLARE DURING MORNING COLD STARTS (ENGINE OFF FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS) AND NO DTC'S ARE PRESENT. *PE
SB-05-006-092009-09-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MAZDA: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NO C RANK CONDITION AND/OR DTCS P0706, P0707 OR P1702. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED (OSS) SENSOR WIRE BEING PINCHED BETWEEN THE MAIN CONTROL AND TRANSMISSION CASE, OR AN INTERMITTENTLY SHORTED TRANSMISSION RANGE (TR) SENSOR. *PE
04-003-092009-06-26. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. MAZDA: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CLICKING OR RUBBING NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND/OR EXHIBIT ABS WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATION. *PE

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