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1987 Mazda B2000 Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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 Oct 13, 2000
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.
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Reports on file since Mar 3, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Mazda B2000. 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 1–8 of 8

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
Fuel system
Filed Apr 13, 2000

4 CYL

NHTSA ID
860293
Incident
Dec 3, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Apr 12, 2000

NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE SEAMS WHILE FILLING IT UP. COULD FILL FUEL TANK HALF WAY. SUDDENLY STOPPED AND HEARD IT SLASH, AND THEN LEAKED THROUGH THE SEAMS.*AK SEAMS SEEM RUSTED AWAY. *YH

NHTSA ID
860172
Seat belts
Filed Jul 14, 1999

DRIVER SIDE & PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS WEAK / THE PASSENGER SIDE IS COMPLETELY BROKEN. *YC

NHTSA ID
547194
Body & structure
Filed May 3, 1999

THE FRAME IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER. LOCATION: THE CENTER OF THE FIRST (FORWARD) BED BODY MOUNT,IT IS CORRODED SO BADLY I WOULD BE AFRAID TO WELD IT EVEN USING LONG PLATES ON EACH SIDE OF THE BOX FRAME. THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNUSABLE WITH THE BED PUSHING UP AGAINST THE CAB. I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE ENTHUSIAST AND BUSINESS MAJOR WORKING IN ENGINEERING AND STUDYING WELDING AND CHASSIS ENGINEERING AND AM COMPETENT FABRICATOR WITH TIG, MIG AND STICK PROCESSES, I HAVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT METAL AND CARS.

NHTSA ID
706188
Incident
Apr 29, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Sep 18, 1998

FUEL TANK FAILURE AT WELDED SEAM.

NHTSA ID
780424
Incident
Sep 10, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Apr 17, 1995

FUEL TANK LEAKING FUEL. TT

NHTSA ID
963875
Incident
Apr 17, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Mar 3, 1995

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK GOING UP TO HIGH SPEED TRUCK SHAKE SERVICE STATION CHECK IT AND SAY THE MAIN FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDE. TT

NHTSA ID
960999
Incident
Mar 2, 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.

Data sources

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