NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Mazda Tribute Recalls
The 2005 Mazda Tribute has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 27, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Mazda Tribute. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 377
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Mazda Tribute, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2005 Mazda 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 2001–2004, 2006, 2008 Tribute
Seats: front assembly: head restraint
- Campaign
- 06V116000
- Reported
- April 12, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,100
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Mazda 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 2001–2004 Tribute
Suspension: front: wheel bearing
- Campaign
- 15E045000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004, 2006–2010 Tribute, 2 other models
2005 Mazda Tribute complaints by year
NHTSA has received 377 owner complaints about the 2005 Mazda Tribute, the newest on July 21, 2024. Of these, 16 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Mazda Tribute, the component group named most often is the suspension (36%), followed by the structure (33%) and the vehicle speed control (23%).
1 of the 2005 Mazda Tribute's 4 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2005 Mazda Tribute owners gave the mileage (313 complaints), the median was 101,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension137
- Structure126
- Vehicle Speed Control85
- Power Train24
- Engine23
- Wheels22
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 12 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 16 | |
| 2009 | 19 | |
| 2010 | 21 | |
| 2011 | 15 | |
| 2012 | 21 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 50 | |
| 2015 | 55 | |
| 2016 | 50 | |
| 2017 | 28 | |
| 2018 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Mazda Tribute peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 55. 14% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Mazda Tribute drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Mazda Tribute year in the same window: 4th highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 377 complaints about the 2005 Mazda Tribute are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Tribute by model year
Other 2005 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: July 21, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted