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1994 Mazda B-Series Truck Suspension Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Suspension reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Apr 14, 1998
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 122 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5

What this page shows

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Mazda B-Series Truck submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming suspension

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Suspension
Filed Apr 14, 1998
2 injuries reported

FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE CONTACTED A BEVELED CONCREDE BRIDGE RAILING AT FAIRLY LOW SPEED AND AT EXTREMELY OBLIQUE ANGLE, CAUSING ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE TO GO OUT OF CONTACT WITH ROADWAY. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CAME DOWN ON ALL 4 TIRES AND CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT SLID, HITTING A PEDESTRIAN, ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND GASOLINE PUMPS. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PEDESTRIAN WERE INJURED.

NHTSA ID
534236
Incident
Mar 30, 1998
Suspension
Filed Oct 29, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

FRONT SUSPENSION BROKE, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE THEN IT FLIPPED OVER. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
804195
Incident
Sep 24, 1995
Suspension
Filed Feb 12, 1996

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON VEHICLE, VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT. TT

NHTSA ID
979087
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Suspension
Filed Oct 5, 1995

TRUCK HAS POOR STABILITY W/SEVERE BOUNCING STEERING JERKED OUT OF HAND. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
973092
Suspension
Filed May 18, 1995

FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION CAUSES UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA ID
965482
Incident
Jul 18, 1994
Other / unspecifiedSuspension
Filed May 12, 1995
1 injury reported

REAR SPLIT IN HALF, REAR LEFT TIRE SEPARATED FROM REAR. TT

NHTSA ID
965254
Incident
May 10, 1995
BrakesSuspensionTransmission
Filed Apr 14, 1995

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH, ALSO SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING OR SLOWING DOWN.

NHTSA ID
482614
Incident
Nov 25, 1994
Body & structureSuspension
Filed Jan 12, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A DRIVE WAY, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AT 15MPH, ROOF COLLAPSED. TT

NHTSA ID
958609
Incident
Jan 6, 1995

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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