2001 Mazda Tribute recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the owner's manuals do not indicate which seating positions are equipped with child restraint anchorages. Also, the manuals do not explain the markings in the vehicles that locate the lower anchorages.
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash, the child seat may not be properly attached increasing the risk of injury to the child.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be provided with revised owner manuals.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V323000
- Manufacturer
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Vehicles affected
- 12,000
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-5500
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 15, 2000
- Built
- Apr 17, 2000 – Oct 16, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began december 15, 2000. Owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact mazda at 1-800-222-5500. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).