Factory build sheet

2003 Mazda Tribute DX

Build 4F2YZ02B-3 · 2L 4cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4F2YZ02B and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Tribute whose VIN starts 4F2YZ02B and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 40 of them.

  • Decoded Sep 9, 2026
  • 40 known VINs

Factory specification

As filed by Mazda with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
2 L
Cylinders
4
Configuration
In-Line
Engine manufacturer
Ford
Horsepower
127 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
4x2
Brake system
Hydraulic

Body & chassis

Body class
Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
NHTSA body type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Doors
4
Series
DX
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1C
GVWR
4,001–5,000 lb

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

The same build, other model years

Mazda used the VIN pattern 4F2YZ02B for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 4F2 FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 YZ02B Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 3 Model year — 2003
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

NHTSA safety ratings

Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2003 Mazda Tribute as a whole rather than this build alone.

Rollover

★★★ ★★ 3 / 5

8 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2003 Tribute. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

40 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 4F2YZ02B-3 shares the specification above.

  • 40 Known VINs

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Tribute, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Vehicle counts come from the 40 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.