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Mazda Tribute 2001technical 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.