# NHTSA recall 12V357000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V357000
- Manufacturer's number: 6812G
- Manufacturer: MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Reported: 2012\-07\-27
- Owners notified: 2012\-09\-13
- Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Units potentially affected: 217500

## What is wrong

Mazda is recalling certain model year 2001 through 2006, and 2008, Tribute vehicles equipped with 3.0L V6 engines and speed control.  Inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector could result in a stuck throttle when the accelerator pedal is fully or almost\-fully depressed.  This risk exists regardless of whether or not speed control \(cruise control\) is used.


## What can happen

A stuck throttle may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop or slow the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.


## The remedy

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles by increasing the engine cover clearance, free of charge.  Remedy parts are now available.  The safety recall began on September 13, 2012.  Owners may contact Mazda Customer Assistance Center at 1\-800\-222\-5500, option \#6.


## Notes

Mazda's recall campaign number is 6812G.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE](/makes/mazda/tribute/2001/recalls.md)
- [2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE](/makes/mazda/tribute/2002/recalls.md)
- [2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE](/makes/mazda/tribute/2003/recalls.md)
- [2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE](/makes/mazda/tribute/2004/recalls.md)
- [2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE](/makes/mazda/tribute/2005/recalls.md)
- [2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE](/makes/mazda/tribute/2006/recalls.md)
- [2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE](/makes/mazda/tribute/2008/recalls.md)

## Investigated as PE12019

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE12019: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2012\-07\-17, closed 2013\-02\-21. Stuck Throttle. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V357000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V357000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SA\-029\-26](/bulletins/11032103.md), 2026-05-05, Service bulletin
- [SA\-011\-24](/bulletins/10251387.md), 2024-03-06, Service bulletin
- [0100316](/bulletins/10213331.md), 2022-06-06, Service bulletin
- [00\-001\-22](/bulletins/10208556.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin
- [01\-006\-21\-3779a](/bulletins/10200933.md), 2021-09-03, Service bulletin
- [09\-002\-21\-3770](/bulletins/10186703.md), 2021-02-05, Service bulletin
- [00\-001\-21\-3768](/bulletins/10186693.md), 2021-02-05, Service bulletin
- [00\-001\-20\-3689](/bulletins/10173097.md), 2020-04-03, Service bulletin
- [00\-003\-19\-3583](/bulletins/10154879.md), 2019-03-21, Service bulletin
- [01\-004\-19\-3558](/bulletins/10153311.md), 2019-02-19, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V357000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V357000)

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