NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Mazda Tribute Recalls
The 2008 Mazda Tribute has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 19, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Mazda Tribute. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 202
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Mazda Tribute, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2008 Mazda Tribute
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 15V677000
- Reported
- October 19, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- only the 2008 Mazda Tribute
Hybrid propulsion system
- Campaign
- 14V552000
- Reported
- September 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 423
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2008 Mazda Tribute
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V282000
- Reported
- May 29, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 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 2001–2006 Tribute
Suspension: front: wheel bearing
- Campaign
- 15E045000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2007, 2009–2010 Tribute, 2 other models
2008 Mazda Tribute complaints by year
NHTSA has received 202 owner complaints about the 2008 Mazda Tribute, the newest on March 19, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Mazda Tribute, the component group named most often is the steering (47%), followed by the vehicle speed control (26%) and the power train (12%).
1 of the 2008 Mazda Tribute's 5 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2008 Mazda Tribute owners gave the mileage (170 complaints), the median was 82,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering94
- Vehicle Speed Control53
- Power Train25
- Electrical System15
- Service Brakes10
- Engine7
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 18 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 16 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 40 | |
| 2015 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Mazda Tribute peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 40. 23% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Mazda Tribute drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Mazda Tribute year in the same window: 5th highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 202 complaints about the 2008 Mazda Tribute are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Tribute by model year
Other 2008 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: March 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted