1999 Mazda B-Series Truck problems
NHTSA has received 96 complaints about the 1999 Mazda B-Series Truck, and 12% of them involve tires. After that come cruise control (11%) and body & structure (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 96 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 97,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Among the 35 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 97,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 15 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Mazda B-Series Truck with enough data (54 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vehicle sustained extensive frontal damage at a impact estimated at 30-40MPH that resulted in state farm insurance deeming the vehicle a total loss. My son was the driver of the vehicle and he received a broken nose and is going to require surgery and is having headaches . Neither of the airbags: driver or passenger did deploy!!! If any futher information regarding this is needed as to current location of vehicle etc. Please feel free to contact me at anytime.
I was making a left hand turn into a parking lot, slid on some gravel and struck the right front rim of my truck on the curb. The airbags deployed, warped the steering wheel, destroyed the horn and caused over $2500 dollars of damage to my vehicle. No body damage occurred to the vehicle. My question is, is this normal.
Reported to mazda, they state that they will do nothing unless insurance company reports it to them. Farm bureau insurance has documented failure but will not report to mazda. Have pictures and documents available. No safety defect listed in summary.
Tl* the contact owned a 1999 mazda b2500. While driving 55 MPH, the contact's vehicle was involved in a front end collision. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy until after the crash, and the seat belt pretensioner did not tighten. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision shop and deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. There was one injury that required medical attention. The contact suffered from a broken neck and spinal damage.
My frame is completely rusted out. I went to get the truck inspected and my mechanic said the frame was very thin. He said that it may not even last another year and that next year if he does inspection the frame make break while on the lift! I live in maine and have taken care of the truck, washing it regularly. Seems like other people have had the same issue. This is unsettling. The truck is is in great shape otherwise. I wish I could get more miles out of it. Seems like such a waste.... .only 97,000 miles on it.