NHTSA campaign 14V282000 · Mazda campaign 7614E

Mazda Recall 14V-282: Loss of Electric Power Steering Assist

NHTSA recall 14V282000 (Mazda campaign 7614E) was reported by Mazda North American Operations on May 29, 2014, with 33,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mazda Tribute and Mazda Tribute Hybrid for model years 2008–2011. Owners were notified on July 16, 2014, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 14V282000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
14V282000 (also written 14V-282 or 14V282)
Filed by
Mazda North American Operations
Mazda campaign number
7614E
Report received
Potentially affected
33,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Electric Power Assist System
Owners notified

Repair completion: 54.35% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V282000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Mazda

  • Mazda Tribute

    • 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built October 5, 2006 – September 11, 2010 (per NHTSA)
  • Mazda Tribute Hybrid

    • 2011 · Vehicles built October 5, 2006 – September 11, 2010 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V282000.

Defect description

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Tribute vehicles manufactured October 5, 2006, through September 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could remove the Electric Power Steering (EPS) assist.

Safety consequence

If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Mazda will notify owners and dealers will update the software for the power steering control module (PSCM) and the instrument cluster module, free of charge. If a vehicle shows a history of a loss of the torque sensor signal or fault codes relating to the PSCM when the vehicle is brought in for the recall remedy, the affected components will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began in July 2014. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 7614E.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V282000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.