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NHTSA recall 00V323000

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Mazda Tribute

Reported Oct 16, 200012,000 vehicles affectedMAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONSBuilt Apr 17, 2000 – Oct 16, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the owner's manuals do not indicate which seating positions are equipped with child restraint anchorages. also, the manuals do not explain the markings in the vehicles that locate the lower anchorages.

The risk

In the event of a crash, the child seat may not be properly attached increasing the risk of injury to the child.

The remedy

Owners will be provided with revised owner manuals.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mazda Tribute
2001

Notes

Owner notification began december 15, 2000. Owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact mazda at 1-800-222-5500. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).