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1990 Mazda B-Series Truck Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 10, 2001
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 17, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 16 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Mazda B-Series Truck. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–16 of 16

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Filed Apr 10, 2001

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, PULLED OVER AND SAW DRIVER'S REAR SIDE WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. *AK

NHTSA ID
885538
Incident
Apr 9, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Oct 13, 2000

THE DESIGN AND MOUNTING OF THE GAS TANK IS SUCH THAT LITTLE ROCKS GET BETWEEN THE MOUNTING AND THE GAS TANK AND OVER TIME WEAR THROUGH THE COATING OF THE TANK AND CREATE A LEAK. NLM

NHTSA ID
556077
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 8, 2000

THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN THE US TERRITORY OF GUAM ON 03/13/1995 AT PACIFIC TYRE LTD. MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 54,000 MILES. TREAD WEAR WAS MINIMAL TO DATE WITH PLENTY OF TREAD REMAINING. IN JULY 2000 THE LEFT FRONT TIRE (FIRESTONE ATX 27X8.50R14LT) DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT BULGE IN THE TREAD. ON AUGUST 3RD 2000, I REPLACED THE TIRE AT FIRESTONE TIRE AND SERVICE CENTERS 201 HAMAKUA DR. KAILUA, HI. 96740. ONE WEEK LATER CONCERNS REGARDING FIRESTONE'S ATX TIRES SURFACED. LAST WEEK ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2000 MY RIGHT REAR TIRE (FIRESTONE ATX 27X8.50R14LT) DEVELOPED A BULGE IN IT'S TREAD. I REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE TIRE AND CALLED THE FIRESTONE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT MY TIRE WAS NOT PART OF THE VOLUNTARY RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS A SIZE 14 INCH TIRE NOT THE RECALLED SIZE OF 15 INCHES. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES I HAVE ARE IDENTICAL IN DESIGN AS THOSE BEING RECALLED. FURTHERMORE I CHECKED THE DOT CODE AND FOUND THAT THE CODE ON THE TIRES (VDK6AXC104) INDICATE THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE DECATUR, ILLINOIS PLANT WHICH IS THE ONE IN QUESTION. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY TIRES DEVELOPED THESE BULGES WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER, THAT THEY ARE THE SAME TIRES INDICATED IN THE SAFETY CONCERN EXCEPT FOR SIZE, AND THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE PLANT IN QUESTION. SINCE MY TIRES WERE AN "ODD" SIZE TIRE (14 INCH) THEY WOULD NOT BE AS POPULAR AS THE COMMONLY FOUND (15 INCH) TIRE ON FORD EXPLORERS, AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF YOUR INVESTIGATION REGARDING THEIR SAFETY. I WOULD SUGGEST IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT THE INVESTIGATION, AND IF WARRANTED RECALL BE EXPANDED TO ALL SIZED ATX AND WILDERNESS TIRES ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE PRODUCED AT THE DECATAUR PLANT. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO NOTE THE BULGES IN THE TIRE TREAD BEFORE THEY MAY HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: VDK6AXC104 TIRE SIZE: 27X8.50R14 )

NHTSA ID
730810
Incident
Aug 3, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Dec 20, 1999
Crash reported

WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT SEAT BELT BROKE OFF, CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER. PLEASE PROVE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

NHTSA ID
854127
Brakes
Filed May 28, 1998

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE DURING WET WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES (ABS) & THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. THIS ONLY AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT NEW BRAKES WERE NEEDED & THAT THEY WERE 1/2 INCH LONGER THAN OLD BRAKES & WOULD WORK BETTER. HAD THE WORK DONE ON VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
823696
Incident
Dec 15, 1997
Brakes
Filed Mar 31, 1998

ABS BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
533466
Incident
Jun 22, 1994
Brakes
Filed Feb 26, 1998

BRAKES FAIL DURING COLD WEATHER.

NHTSA ID
531496
Seat belts
Filed Jan 21, 1998

SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND SLACK IS LEFT IN THE BELT WHEN BUCKLED IN.

NHTSA ID
529671
Suspension
Filed Jan 27, 1997

REAR LEAF SPRING ON EACH SIDE OF REAR SUSPENSION BROKE, COULD HAVE CAUSED SUBFRAME TO FALL ONTO GROUND WHILE DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID
808140
Incident
Jan 20, 1997
Brakes
Filed Mar 4, 1996

FRONT BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN FIRST STARTED OR VEHICLE HAS BBEN ITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980238
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Brakes
Filed Mar 4, 1996

FRONT BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN FIRST STARTED OR VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980075
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 24, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE ON REAR SEAT LAP/SHOULDER BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE, JAMMED COULD NOT GET THE PERSON OUT OF THE SEAT. TT

NHTSA ID
965818
Incident
May 15, 1995
BrakesDriver assistanceFuel system+1 more
Filed Mar 16, 1995

RAW GAS FUMES COMIMG FROM VEHICLE WHICH MADE DRIVER ILL, REPLACED PCV/INSTALLED CANISTER. *AK

NHTSA ID
962047
Incident
Jan 7, 1991
Fuel system
Filed Mar 14, 1995

FUEL TANK RUSTED OUT, CAUSING FUEL LEAK. *SDK

NHTSA ID
482272
Incident
Feb 28, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Mar 2, 1995

THE FUEL TANK RUSTED OUT. TT

NHTSA ID
960923
Incident
Feb 28, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jan 17, 1995

ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP LEAKS BRAKE FLUID. *SKD

NHTSA ID
480691
Incident
Dec 1, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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