WenmarOpen by Wenmar Pro

Service bulletins for the 2011 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.

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

By type

By component

By trouble code

By topic

Bulletins, newest first
05-002-13-2777A2017-04-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:LUBRICANT. 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.•TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHING SHOULD ONLY BE PERFORMED WHEN INSTRUCTED BY THE WORKSHOP MANUAL OR ANY OTHER MAZDA PUBLICATION.
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.
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.
M-TIPS2016-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
09-033-132016-03-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
09-027-132016-03-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. 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.
05-006-132016-03-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
03-003-132016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 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.
01-026-132016-03-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 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-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-09-012-112012-03-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. MAZDA: ON SOME VEHICLES, DUE TO COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, THE GLASS ON THE LIFTGATE MAY BREAK. *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-01-017-112011-07-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MAZDA: 2011 TRIBUTE. THERE MAY BE A MISFIRE AND THE ENGINE MAY ROUGH WITH A MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON. *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

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