NHTSA recall 14V282000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 14V282000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 7614E |
| Manufacturer | Mazda North American Operations |
| Reported | 2014-05-29 |
| Owners notified | 2014-07-16 |
| Component | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 33000 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-01-24 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 33000 |
| Reported remedied | 17584 (53%) |
| Reported unreachable | 1146 |
| Reported removed | 649 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Tribute vehicles manufactured October 5, 2006, through September 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could remove the Electric Power Steering (EPS) assist.
What can happen
If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mazda will notify owners and dealers will update the software for the power steering control module (PSCM) and the instrument cluster module, free of charge. If a vehicle shows a history of a loss of the torque sensor signal or fault codes relating to the PSCM when the vehicle is brought in for the recall remedy, the affected components will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began in July 2014. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 7614E.
Notes
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.
| 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE | Built 2006-10-05 to 2010-09-11. |
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| 2009 MAZDA TRIBUTE | Built 2006-10-05 to 2010-09-11. |
| 2010 MAZDA TRIBUTE | Built 2006-10-05 to 2010-09-11. |
| 2011 MAZDA TRIBUTE HYBRID | Built 2006-10-05 to 2010-09-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 06-001-14-2887 | 2017-04-27. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE DTC B2278 (STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTION) STORED IN THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM). A TORQUE SENSOR SERVICE KIT IS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY. |
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| 06-001-14-2887A | 2017-04-27. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE DTC B2278 (STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTION) STORED IN THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM). A TORQUE SENSOR SERVICE KIT IS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY. |
| SR-7614-E | 2014-09-15. Service bulletin. 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 |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.