NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Mazda Tribute Recalls
The 2004 Mazda Tribute has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 4, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Mazda Tribute. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 157
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Mazda Tribute, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2004 Mazda Tribute
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 14V174000
- Reported
- April 4, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 109,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Tribute
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 12V357000
- Reported
- July 27, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 217,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003, 2005–2006, 2008 Tribute
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 07V157000
- Reported
- April 10, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,300
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Tribute
Latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock
- Campaign
- 04V605000
- Reported
- December 23, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 49,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 206, door locks and door retention
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003, 2005 Tribute
Vehicle speed control: cables
- Campaign
- 04V583000
- Reported
- December 10, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 121,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Tribute
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Tribute, 19 other models
Suspension: front: wheel bearing
- Campaign
- 15E045000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003, 2005–2010 Tribute, 2 other models
2004 Mazda Tribute complaints by year
NHTSA has received 157 owner complaints about the 2004 Mazda Tribute, the newest on October 31, 2025. Of these, 15 describe a crash (10%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2004 Mazda Tribute, the component group named most often is the suspension (31%), followed by the structure (29%) and the vehicle speed control (22%).
1 of the 2004 Mazda Tribute's 7 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2004 Mazda Tribute owners gave the mileage (130 complaints), the median was 100,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension49
- Structure45
- Vehicle Speed Control34
- Air Bags22
- Engine And Engine Cooling17
- Power Train14
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 11 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 27 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Mazda Tribute peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 27. 20% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Mazda Tribute drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Mazda Tribute year in the same window: 6th highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the three best-measured Mazda Tribute years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 157 complaints about the 2004 Mazda Tribute are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Tribute by model year
Other 2004 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 31, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted