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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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09-005-13-27812017-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPER USE OF THE DRIVER’S FLOOR MAT TO AVOID ANY POTEN-TIAL INTERFERENCE WITH THE FOOT PEDALS. THE FOLLOWING ARE POSSIBLE CAUSES OF FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE, WHICH CAN BE AVOIDED WITH PROPER USAGE.•FLOOR MAT MOVES FORWARD DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION.•INAPPROPRIATE FLOOR MAT (SUCH AS AFTERMARKET, NON-FACTORY-EQUIPPED, OR NON-GENUINE) IS USED.•FLOOR MAT IS STACKED ONE ON TOP OF ANOTHER.
02-004-13-27702017-04-13. 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.
01-007-13-27672017-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) OR WRENCH LIGHT WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2135 (THROTTLE/PEDAL POSITION SENSOR/SWITCH A / B VOLTAGE CORRELATION). DTCS P2111 (THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL (TAC) SYSTEM - STUCK OPEN) AND/OR P0122 (THROTTLE/PEDAL POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT LOW) MAY ALSO BE PRESENT. DRIVABILITY SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE, IDLE SPEED BELOW SPECIFICATION AND/OR REDUCED POWER. THIS CONCERN MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY HARDWARE. IF THE VEHICLE ONLY EXHIBITS DTCS P2111 OR P0122, FOLLOW NORMAL PINPOINT TEST DIAGNOSTICS PER MS3 ONLINE OR WORKSHOP MANUAL [SECTION 01-01A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC)].
02-001-13-27522017-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF SIGNS OF OIL ON THE STRUTS OR SHOCK ABSORBERS. IN MOST CASES THE OIL THAT IS PRESENT IS NORMAL, AND A RESULT OF THE OIL THAT REMAINS ON THE SHAFT DURING THE NORMAL SWEEPING PROCESS OF THE SHAFT SEAL. FOLLOW THE INSPECTION GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE IF THE CONDITION IS A RESULT OF THE NORMAL SWEEPING PROCESS OR A FAILURE OF THE SHAFT SEAL.
00-001-13-27482017-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MAZDA HAS DEVELOPED FACTORY RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICES THAT SUPPORT ALL MAJOR VEHICLE SYSTEMS. MAZDA RECOMMENDS DEALERS FOLLOW THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE TABLES AS CITED IN THE VEHICLE-SPECIFIC WORKSHOP MANUAL OR OWNER’S MANUAL. SERVICES PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF MAZDA’S FACTORY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ARE NOT RECOMMENDED. THESE SERVICES ARE UNNECESSARY AND CREATE UNNEEDED EXPENSES FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS.
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.
09-027-132016-03-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
06-001-142016-03-16. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
05-006-132016-03-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 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.
SSP-952014-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MAZDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE PROGRAM FOR THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT IS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS (120 MONTHS) FROM ORIGINAL WARRANTY START DATE OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. MODEL 2009-2011 TRIBUTE. *PE
SSP 94/952014-09-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. MAZDA: REGARDING SOME VEHICLES HAVING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY DUE TO CONTAMINATION ON INTERNAL MOTOR CONTACTS OF THROTTLE BODY EFFECTING ENGINE POWER, VEHICLE SPEED. MODEL 2009-2011 TRIBUTE. *PE
SSP-942014-09-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). MAZDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. REGARDING SOME VEHICLES HAVING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY DUE TO CONTAMINATION ON INTERNAL MOTOR CONTACTS OF THROTTLE BODY EFFECTING ENGINE POWER, VEHICLE SPEED. MODEL 2009-2011 TRIBUTE. *PE
SSP-952014-09-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. MAZDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE WARRANTY COVERAGE HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. MODEL 2009-2011 TRIBUTE. *PE
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-01-007-132013-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. MAZDA: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE WRENCH LIGHT OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WILL ILLUMINATE, WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P2135, P2111, P0122 AND MAY ALSO EXHIBIT ROUGH IDLE, REDUCE POWER AND/OR IDLE SPEED NOT AT SPECIFICATIONS, INTERMITTENTLY. MODEL 2009-2910 TRIBUTE. *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
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
05-001/112011-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. MAZDA: THERE MAY BE A FLUID LEAK COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE AXLE SHAFT SEAL. 2009-2010 TRIBUTE. *RM
01-012/112011-05-25. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. MAZDA: ON SOME 2009 TRIBUTE VEHICLES THE AIR INTAKE CLEANER PIPE MAY BE COMING LOOSE FROM THE AIR CLEANER HOUSING. *RM
05-001/112011-05-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. MAZDA: 2009-2010 TRIBUTE. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE A FLUID LEAK COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE AXLE SHAFT SEAL. *RM
SB-01-013/112011-05-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MAZDA: THERE COULD BE A LEAKING OR STUCK CANISTER PURGE VALVE WHICH WILL HAVE DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS AND POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES. *RM UPDATED 7/7/11. *PE

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