2000 Mazda B-Series Truck problems
NHTSA has received 74 complaints about the 2000 Mazda B-Series Truck, and 20% of them involve tires. After that come transmission (12%) and steering (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 74 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 30 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 | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 30 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 56,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Mazda B-Series Truck with enough data (49 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.
While involved in a rear end collision two rear seat headrests bent back, breaking the rear window. Consumer felt this should not have happened.
Vehicle was involved in a head on collision at a speed of 50 MPH, and both driver's side and passenger's side airbags did not deploy. Driver sustained injuries.
Brittle metal failure in rear axle caused a shear near the left rear tire. The left rear tire separated from the vehicle while the vehicle was on the highway at 50-55 MPH, causing the vehicle to roll several times.
Retard tire(s) sizes...? B/c fire retardent...? DOT:(aahhmtz000), (pjc49r1204),(mdur18hr) should be a 16" size rim...
"takata recall" my seat broke from the bottom piece thereon the part that reclines theres a bar that goes across no cant really sit on there right the vehicle wasbnot in motion as it was parked happend when I was getting on...