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Mazda Tribute 2001–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0529 · NHTSA communication 10018247 · issued Nov 3, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2001–2005
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Front outer door handle reinforcement has been redesigned. *ts

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.