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Mazda Tribute 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0500702 · NHTSA communication 635041 · issued Jul 10, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2001 2.0l 4x4 vehicles equipped with manual transaxles may exhibit gearshift lever buzz, rattle, or whine in 3rd gear. *tt

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.