Mazda to Recall 217,500 Tributes

Mazda Motor Corp. says it will begin recalling 217,500 Tribute crossover vehicles in the U.S. next month to adjust a cruise control cable that could interfere with throttle operation and cause unintended acceleration.

The campaign involves vehicles from the 2001-2006 and 2008 model years powered by 3.0-liter six-cylinder gasoline engines. (There was no Tribute in the 2007 model year.)

Mazda says the cruise control cable can be pinched by the ending cover. Dealers will install a clip to increase clearance between the two components.

The company's action comes a day after Ford Motor Co. said it would recall 484,600 Escape crossovers from the 2001-2004 model years to correct the same problem. The mechanically identical Escapes and Tributes were built at Ford's Kansas City plant in Claycomo, Mo.