Mazda Tribute 2008–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 00-005-18-3516 · NHTSA communication 10145241 · issued Sep 14, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2008–2010
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
A very limited number of Tribute Hybrid vehicles were produced during the 2008-2010 MY. These special vehicles were sold ONLY in the state of California by Dealers who chose to be "Mazda Certified Hybrid" dealers. At the time of launch, their technicians received specialized training to safely perform service and maintenance on these vehicles. With the discontuation of the Tribute Hybrid, Mazda did not require these dealers to continue to be Mazda Certified Hybrid dealers, therefore all repairs or maintenance on Tribute Hybrid vehicles must be sublet to a Ford Certified Hybrid dealer. IMPORTAN
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.