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Passenger car – Mazda “Tribute”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 7 Nov 2012In the weekly report of 16 Nov 2012 (week 46, 2012)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Mazda (75 alerts)
Name
Tribute
Type / model
Tribute (EP) with 3.0L engine and cruise control.
Batch numbers
LHD vehicles: Production date range: 30 May 2000 to 10 December 2004RHD vehicles: Production date range: 09 February 2001 to 09 January 2004. (official alert record)
Description
The recall affects vehicles with 3.0L engine and cruise control (LHD and RHD).
Production dates
LHD vehicles: Production date range: 30 May 2000 to 10 December 2004RHD vehicles: Production date range: 09 February 2001 to 09 January 2004.
Risk
null There may be inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the cruise control cable, which could allow the throttle to stick in the fully open position when the accelerator pedal is fully or almost-fully depressed. If this occurs, it would be difficult to stop or to decelerate, which could lead to an accident. This risk exists regardless of whether or not the cruise control is used.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1697/12
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2012-046 (XML)
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