1996 Mazda B-series Truck

Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2009-10-23 09V414000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL 39,600 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2015-10-29 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 LIKE MANY OTHERS WIPERS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY ONLY TO STOP WORKING COMPLETELY REPLACED SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. HAVE R…
2014-05-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED/ CRACKED / HOLES / ROTTEN FROM RUST
2013-04-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS No 0 FRAME IS CRACKED AND HAS HOLES FROM RUST. SPRING SHACKLES HAVE HOLES FROM RUST. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT NEW FR…
2007-08-11 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MAZDA B4000. THE CONTACT NOTICED A GAS LEAK WHILE FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS UP TO THE FI…
2005-05-16 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 DT: GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. THE CONSUMER JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK A WEEK AGO AND THE GAS TANK STARTED L…
2004-06-01 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR No 0 CONSUMER CHECKED THE BRAKES, AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKES ROTORS ON THE 2 FRONT WHEELS WERE CRACKED. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO …
2003-06-21 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 METAL BRAKE LINE FAILED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEADING TO A COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKING. ONE BRAKE LIN…
2002-08-10 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL No 0 CRUISE CONTROL CAME ON WITHOUT TURNING IT ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISABLED IT…
2001-10-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 FRONT SEAT BELT A (L) BUCKLE FAILED. *TT
2001-07-28 STEERING:LINKAGES No 0 WHILE DRIVING ALONG SLOWLY, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE & VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. I PULLED INTO THE MEDIAN ATTEM…
2001-05-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WAS DRIVING 60MPH WHEN CRUISE CONTROL CAME ON.CRUISE CONTROL COULD NOT BE RELEASED AFTER HITTING BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR…
2000-08-31 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 CONSUMERS TIRES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACED TIRES, CONSUMER IS NOT SAT…
2000-07-15 SEAT BELTS No 0 SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND LOCK PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT.*AK
2000-05-29 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX P235-75-15. (CLAIM# 27-6081-899) *MW
2000-03-22 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 FRONT SUSPENSION OF TRUCK UNSTABLE, HIGHLY UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, FRONT SHOCKS REPLACED BUT NO CHANGE WHATSOEVER
2000-02-02 INTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 INTERIOR LIGHT WON'T SHUT OFF DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON EVEN WITH BOTH DOOR FULLY CLOSED. *AK
1999-05-01 STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY No 0 WHILE TRYING TO MOVE FROM A PARKED POSITION, INNER TIE RODS BROKE OFF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER CAN'T FIND…
1999-03-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BUCKLE FAILED. *YD
1998-11-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL No 0 CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON/OFF. VEHICLE IN/OUT OF DEAL…
1998-11-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BUCKLE FAILED. *YH
1998-09-03 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT No 1 DESIGN OF TRUCK DOES NOT OFFER HEAD SUPPORT IN TRUCK RESULTING IN NECK AND HEAD INJURIES OF DRIVER DURING VEHICLE COLLI…
1998-08-29 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTI…
1998-08-03 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 BELT SEPARATION DISCOVERED AND TIRE RELACED PRIOR TO SHREDDING. ALL TIRES CUPPED PREMATURELY UNRELATED TO FRONT END P…
1998-06-06 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUES TO WIPE AFTER UNIT IS TURNED OFF.
1998-03-22 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
1997-11-14 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, ONE INCIDENT CAUSED A COLLISION.
1997-09-01 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 TIRES HAVE WORN INCORRECTLY AFTER SHORT PERIODS OF USE. DESCRIBED AS 'CUPPING' BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANICS. TWO SETS…
1997-07-04 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 15 TO 20MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
1997-06-24 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT SON'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY…
1997-06-01 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 VEHICLE BOUNCES INTO OTHER LANES WHILE DRIVING.
1997-05-17 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR No 0 WHENEVER IT RAINS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPS WORKING. CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. THE PROBLEM IS INTE…
1997-03-29 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 SUDDEN ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL.
1997-03-01 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS NOISY AND IS STICKING.
1997-01-08 POWER TRAIN No 0 SPEED SENSOR FAILED.
1996-11-14 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FLUID IS BURNING UP, AND IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THE REVERSE GEAR WILL CLICK IN. ALSO HAS HAD TRANSMISSION F…
1996-11-07 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 STEERING COLUMN AND WHEEL VIBRATES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
1996-09-05 SUSPENSION No 0 WHEN GOING AROUND TURN AT 55 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATES.
1996-08-25 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS No 0 REAR BRAKE SHOES WORE OUT. YH
1996-07-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 HEAD LIGHTS FAILED.
1996-06-16 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 NO INDICATOR LIGHT WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON. *SD
1996-06-01 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 LEFT FRONT WINDOW CRACKED.
1996-05-10 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 POWER DOOR LOCKS CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE BY LIFTING DOOR HANDLE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *SD
1996-04-04 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM No 0 THE WAY THE DASHBROAD IS DESIGNED, THE DEFROSTER WILL NOT DEFROST THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD. *AK…
TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 THESE HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED BUT I DO HAVE A SMALL SLIT STARTING JUST BELOW THE TIRE TREAD ON THE SIDEWALL. I DONT BEL…
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY ON WHEN TURNED OFF IN THE FAST MODE.*AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 BRAKES MADE NOISE, THE CAMBER CUT INTO THE BRAKE PADS CAUSING THE LOWER PORTION OF THE PAD TO FALL INTO THE ROTOR. YH
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT No 0 AFTER EXPERIENCING ABNORMAL BOUNCING AND FRONT TIRES CUPPING, MAZDA STRUTS REPLACED. UNSTABLE HANDLING REOCCURRED 2,000…
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED. MJS
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY No 0 I HAVE TRIED FOR OVER A YEAR TO GET MY PASSENGER AIRBAG EITHER INSTALLED WITH A SWITCH OR SIMPLY HAVE IT DISCONNECTED. …
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 DOOR INDICATOR BELL RING WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE SWITCH WAS CHANGE D AND PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK