NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Mazda Tribute Recalls
The 2010 Mazda Tribute has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 28, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Mazda Tribute. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 39
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Mazda Tribute, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2010 Mazda Tribute
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 16V788000
- Reported
- October 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 912
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 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 2008–2009 Tribute
Suspension: front: wheel bearing
- Campaign
- 15E045000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2009 Tribute, 2 other models
2010 Mazda Tribute complaints by year
NHTSA has received 39 owner complaints about the 2010 Mazda Tribute, the newest on October 20, 2025. Owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Mazda Tribute, the component group named most often is the power train (33%), followed by the steering (28%) and the engine (18%).
1 of the 2010 Mazda Tribute's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2010 Mazda Tribute owners gave the mileage (30 complaints), the median was 57,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train13
- Steering11
- Engine7
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Vehicle Speed Control6
- Electrical System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 Mazda Tribute peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 9. 28% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Mazda Tribute drew 0.2× the complaints of the median Mazda Tribute year in the same window: 8th highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the three best-measured Mazda Tribute years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 39 complaints about the 2010 Mazda Tribute are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Tribute by model year
Other 2010 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted