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Mazda Tribute 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0600202 · NHTSA communication 634463 · issued Jun 18, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2001–2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built before 12-feb-2002 may exhibit a power steering leak at the return hose and/or cooler hose at the intermediate tube assembly during extreme cold ambient temperatures -20 to -28 degrees celcius. *slc

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.