# 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `518145` · 2005-03-23 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** TRIBUTE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 27,095
## Narrative
NHTSA RECALL 04V583000 ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE.  APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AFTER HAVING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE REPLACED THE PROBLEM RECURRED.  WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY.  THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE.  THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN  CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED INTO A LIGHT POLE.  THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION.   *JB   THE BATTERY WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A BROKEN CABLE AND A FRAYED MAIN BELT HAD COME OFF AND THE STEERING WAS IMPAIRED.   *SC  *JB
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