2001–2003 Mazda Tribute recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with 3.0L V6 duratec engines , during deceleration, the engine CAN stall.
💥 The risk
Should the engine stall, a vehicle crash could occur.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will reprogram the power control module (PCM) with the appropriate calibration. The recall began on may 3, 2004. Owners should contact mazda at 1-800-222-5500.
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
- 04V175000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 1904D
- Manufacturer
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Vehicles affected
- 106,000
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-5500
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 3, 2004
- Built
- Apr 17, 2000 – Sep 11, 2002
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Mazda recall no. 1904D.also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).