Factory build sheet
2008 Mazda Tribute S
Build 4F2CZ961-8 · 3L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4F2CZ961 and position 10 reads 8. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Tribute whose VIN starts 4F2CZ961 and carries 8 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 554 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 554 known VINs
- 3 listed for sale now
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
- 3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 200 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- 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
- S/High
- 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 4F2CZ961 for 4 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 | CZ961 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 8 | Model year — 2008 |
| 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 2008 Mazda Tribute as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
5 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2008 Tribute. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
554 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4F2CZ961-8 shares the specification above.
- 554 Known VINs
- 3 Listed for sale now
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
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.
- 2009 S 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 64 vehicles
- 2009 Hybrid Sport utility vehicle suv mult 40 vehicles
- 2009 I 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 78 vehicles
- 2010 I 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 545 vehicles · $5,998 median
- 2010 S 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 117 vehicles
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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 554 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.