Mazda Tribute 2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0102102 · NHTSA communication 634452 · issued Aug 6, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles with a 3.0l engine may exhibit engine pinging during hard acceleration (full throttle) from 4000-5500 rpm while driving at high speed and with low ambient temperature. *slc
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.