Mazda Tribute (2011 year). Instruction — part 20

IDENTIFYING YOUR VEHICLE

Safety Compliance Certification Label

The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration Regulations require
that a Safety Compliance
Certification Label be affixed to a
vehicle and prescribe where the
Safety Compliance Certification
Label may be located. The Safety
Compliance Certification Label is
located on the structure (B-Pillar)
by the trailing edge of the driver’s
door or the edge of the driver’s
door.

Vehicle identification number (VIN)

The vehicle identification number is
located on the driver side
instrument panel.

Please note that in the graphic,
XXXX is representative of your
vehicle identification number.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) contains the following
information:

1. World manufacturer identifier

2. Brake system / Gross Vehicle

Weight Rating (GVWR) /
Restraint Devices and their
location

3. Make, vehicle line, series, body

type

4. Engine type

5. Check digit

6. Model year

7. Assembly plant

8. Production sequence number

TRANSMISSION CODE DESIGNATIONS

You can find a transmission code on
the Safety Compliance Certification
Label . The following table tells you
which transmission each code
represents.

Description

Code

Five-speed manual

3

Six-speed automatic

6

MFD. BY FORD MOTOR CO. IN U.S.A.

EXT PNT:

XX

RC: XX

DSO:

WB BRK INT TR TP/PS R AXLE TR SPR XXXXX
XXX X XX X XX X XX XXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX-XXXXXXX-XX

THIS VEHICLE CONFORMS TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR
VEHICLE SAFETY AND THEFT PREVENTION STANDARDS IN
EFFECT ON THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE SHOWN ABOVE.

VIN:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXX

TYPE: XXX

XXXXX

DATE: XX/XX GVWR:XXXXXLB/ XXXXXKG

FRONT GAWR: XXXXL

REAR GAWR: XXXXLB

AT XXX kPa/XX

PSI COLD

AT XXX kPa/XX PSI

COLD

XXXXKG

WITH

XXXX/XXXXXXX

TIRES

XXXX.XX

RIMS

XXXXKG

WITH

XXXX/XXXXXXX

TIRES

XXXX.XX

RIMS

FOR MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION

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