Mazda Tribute 2008–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-09-001-10 · NHTSA communication 10033689 · issued Jan 7, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2008–2010
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mazda: exterior door handle difficult to open. Some vehicles may exhibit an exterior door handle that is difficult to open, doe not sit flush when released, and/or sticks when opening door. This may be due to the exterior door handle plunger (1) binding on the door handle cover (2). *pe
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.