Mazda Tribute 2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-05-004-09 · NHTSA communication 10032547 · issued Sep 11, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2009
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mazda: some vehicles may exhibit a harsh 3-1 or 2-1 rolling stop downshift or downshift hesitation during throttle tip-in/tip-out 3-4-2 downshift maneuver at vehicle speeds between 20-40 mph (32-64 km/h). Also may have 2-3 or 3-4 upshift flare during morning cold starts (engine off for 2 or more hours) and no dtc's are present. *pe
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.