Complaints by model year
Distinct federal complaints filed against each model year of the Mazda B-Series Truck, to date. Hover a bar for the count. Older years have had longer to accumulate filings; the rankings below correct for that.
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
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1997
1998
1999
2000
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2002
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2004
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2006
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2008
2009
Highest totals within an 8-year windowAll other years
Model years compared
Ranked from the same federal record on an equal exposure window. Click any year for its full file.
Highest complaint totals
- 1994 Mazda B-Series Truck - 98 complaints in its first 8 years (122 to date)
- 1999 Mazda B-Series Truck - 59 complaints in its first 8 years (78 to date)
- 2000 Mazda B-Series Truck - 52 complaints in its first 8 years (58 to date)
Ranked on distinct complaints filed within eight years of the model year, so old and new years get the same exposure window. Not adjusted for sales volume; a best-selling year files more complaints at the same failure rate.
Lowest totals among mature years
- 2002 Mazda B-Series Truck - 26 complaints in its first 8 years (28 to date)
- 2001 Mazda B-Series Truck - 28 complaints in its first 8 years (37 to date)
- 1995 Mazda B-Series Truck - 37 complaints in its first 8 years (42 to date)
Same eight-year window, among model years old enough to have completed it and with at least 25 complaints in it. Model years before 1990 are excluded because the federal file begins in 1995. A low total is not proof of reliability.
What owners report, all years combined
Every model year
| Model year | Complaints to date | Within 8 years | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Mazda B-Series Truck | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 Mazda B-Series Truck | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 Mazda B-Series Truck | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 Mazda B-Series Truck | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 Mazda B-Series Truck | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 Mazda B-Series Truck | 24 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 Mazda B-Series Truck | 21 | 14 | 1 |
| 2002 Mazda B-Series Truck | 28 | 26 | 2 |
| 2001 Mazda B-Series Truck | 37 | 28 | 3 |
| 2000 Mazda B-Series Truck | 58 | 52 | 2 |
| 1999 Mazda B-Series Truck | 78 | 59 | 2 |
| 1998 Mazda B-Series Truck | 67 | 49 | 3 |
| 1997 Mazda B-Series Truck | 52 | 46 | 1 |
| 1996 Mazda B-Series Truck | 55 | 49 | 1 |
| 1995 Mazda B-Series Truck | 42 | 37 | 1 |
| 1994 Mazda B-Series Truck | 122 | 98 | 4 |
| 1993 Mazda B-Series Truck | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 Mazda B-Series Truck | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| 1991 Mazda B-Series Truck | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| 1990 Mazda B-Series Truck | 16 | 11 | 0 |
Recall campaigns, all years
Every campaign filed against this model, with the model years it covers. Safety-recall remedies are normally provided at no charge. Under US federal law the mandatory free remedy applies when the vehicle was no more than 15 years old at the time the defect was determined; manufacturers often cover older vehicles voluntarily. Canadian rules differ. Confirm eligibility with the manufacturer using the VIN.
| Campaign | Years | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23V837000 | 2004-2006 | Air Bags | Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2004-2006 B-Series vehicles that received replacement front passenger air bag inflators under a previous recall. |
| 21V162000 | 2007-2009 | Air Bags | Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2007-2009 B-Series pickup trucks. |
| 18V039000DO NOT DRIVE | 2006 | Air Bags | Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2006 B-Series vehicles. Mazda is requesting owners to NOT DRIVE these vehicles until they have been remedied. |
| 18V038000DO NOT DRIVE | 2006 | Air Bags | Mazda is recalling certain 2006 B-series vehicles. Mazda requests owners NOT TO DRIVE these vehicles until they have been remedied. |
| 18V016000DO NOT DRIVE | 2009 | Air Bags | Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2009 B-Series trucks ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine,... |
| 17V807000DO NOT DRIVE | 2004-2006 | Air Bags | Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2004-2006 B-Series trucks. |
| 17V806000DO NOT DRIVE | 2004-2006 | Air Bags | Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Mazda B-series trucks. |
| 17V013000DO NOT DRIVE | 2007-2009 | Air Bags | Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2007-2009 B-Series trucks sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia,... |
| 16V499000DO NOT DRIVE | 2007-2009 | Air Bags | Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 B-Series trucks manufactured June 6, 2006, to January 22, 2009, originally sold, or ever... |
| 09V414000 | 1995-2003 | Vehicle Speed Control | MAZDA IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 1995 THROUGH 1997 AND MODEL YEAR 2001 THROUGH 2003 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) AND/OR ANTI-LOCK... |
| 09V032000 | 2009 | Suspension | MAZDA IS RECALLING 220 MY 2009 B-SERIES TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 2-WHEEL DRIVE. THE FRONT SPINDLE STEM MAY CRACK DUE TO AN IMPROPER MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE SPINDLE. |
| 07V347000 | 1998-2002 | Vehicle Speed Control | ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN. |
| 05V525000 | 2006 | Visibility | ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITHOUT GREASE APPLIED TO THE OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR. |
| 01V227002 | 2001 | Seat Belts | VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS SUPPLIED BY TRW. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE DRIVER'S AND/OR FRONT PASSENGER'S OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLE MAY NOT FULLY... |
| 00V228002 | 2000 | Seat Belts | VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. |
| 99V062002 | 1998-1999 | Vehicle Speed Control | VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 1998-1998 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCKS (B2500, B3000 AND B4000) EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND BUILT FROM JANUARY 1998 THROUGH MARCH 4, 1999. |
| 97V186002 | 1998 | Fuel System, Gasoline | VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY 4X2 AND 4X4 PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L ENGINES. |
| 96V024002 | 1994 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | THE STUDS WHICH ATTACH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION CRACKING AFTER BEING OPERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF... |
| 95V231002 | 1994 | Vehicle Speed Control | DURING EXTREME COLD, NORTHERN CLIMATE WINTER CONDITIONS, ICE CAN FORM IN THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE ENGINE CAUSING THE THROTTLE PLATE TO REMAIN IN THE HIGHWAY CRUISING POSITION... |
| 94V169002 | 1994 | Parking Brake | THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF-ADJUST PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE SELF-ADJUST RACHET CAUSING THE PAWL TO SLIP OVER ONE OR MORE TEETH IN THE RACHET. |
| 94V111002 | 1994 | Fuel System, Gasoline | THE FRONT FUEL LINES HAVE A SECTION OF FLEXIBLE HOSE THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRACKING WHICH CAN ALLOW FUEL LEAKAGE. |
| 92V139000 | 1991-1992 | Wheels | THE STEEL SPOKED WHEEL ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT OR OFFERED AS AN OPTION ON THESE VEHICLES WERE IMPROPERLY WELDED DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE WHEEL RIM TO DISK, WHICH... |