Recall 14V282000: 2008–2010 Mazda Tribute and 1 other model

Report received

May 29, 2014

Manufacturer

Mazda North American Operations

Potentially affected

33,000vehicles

Model years

2008–2011

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

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.

Possible consequence

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.

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.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2008 Mazda Tribute202 complaints
• 2009 Mazda Tribute35 complaints
• 2010 Mazda Tribute39 complaints
• 2011 Mazda Tribute Hybrid7 complaints