14V174000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
A separation of the lower control arm can result in a significant loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE
3 safety recall campaigns, 8 defect investigations, 502 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations8
Owner complaints502
Complaints citing a crash24
Complaints citing a fire29
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
12V357000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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.
12V016000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
CORROSION MAY DEVELOP IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR LEADING MELTING, SMOKING OR POSSIBLE FIRE.
What owners report most
- 68ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- 33ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- 32AIR BAGS
- 31SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- 26VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 24ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 21ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 18SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.