IllustrationRECALL # 99V062000 FORD/SPEED CONTROL CABLE: DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL. OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 3 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS TRUCK IS OWED BY BISSELL BADCOCK MILL WORK. *AK
1998 Mazda B-SERIES Truck
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1998 Mazda B-SERIES Truck do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 26.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 14 of 67 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Tires. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
6 crash reports3 fire reports4 injury reports
What owners actually said
67 reportsTHE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD STAYED LIT, INDICATING A PROBLEM. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BROWN'S MAZDA @ 7400 RICHMOND HIGHWAY IN ALEXANDRIA, VA ON 9/9/1999. THEY RAN THE TRUCK THROUGH NUMEROUS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS UNTIL INFORMING ME THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD A SHORT IN IT, AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. …
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THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD STAYED LIT, INDICATING A PROBLEM. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BROWN'S MAZDA @ 7400 RICHMOND HIGHWAY IN ALEXANDRIA, VA ON 9/9/1999. THEY RAN THE TRUCK THROUGH NUMEROUS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS UNTIL INFORMING ME THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD A SHORT IN IT, AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY FURTHER INDICATED THAT THE HARNESS WAS NOT A PART OF THE MANUFACTURER'S 60,000 MILE WARRANTY ON SAFETY EQUIPMENT. I SAID THAT IT WAS THE AIR BAG THAT WAS SHOWING UP AS MALFUNCTIONING, THEREFORE, IT WAS AN AIRBAG OR SAFETY RELATED ITEM. THEY ONLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE PART, BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 6 HOURS OF LABOR. I NOTICED FROM TSB#97-24-14, NOV 97 THAT THE WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT WAS A RECALL PROBLEM FOR THE 1998 FORD RANGER PICK-UP. MY 1999 MAZDA PICKUP AND THE FORD RANGER ARE ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL VEHICLES. MY QUESTION IS, HAS THERE BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS, VIS A VIS, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ON 1998 MAZDA PICKUP TRUCKS? I'VE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE 18 MONTHS, AND I ADMIT, I'VE PUT ON A LOT OF MILES (59,624 AT TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION), HOWEVER, I FIND IT STRANGE THAT THE HARNESS GOES OUT RIGHT AROUND THE MAGIC 60,000 WARRANTY MARK.
ENGINE
THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED WITH MY VEHICLE WAS SPORADIC. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR. IT DID NOT MATTER HOW FAST I WAS GOING OR WHAT GEAR I WAS SHIFTING TO. IN ORDER TO GET MY VEHICLE INTO GEAR I HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, THEN SHIFT INTO GEAR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. TH…
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THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED WITH MY VEHICLE WAS SPORADIC. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR. IT DID NOT MATTER HOW FAST I WAS GOING OR WHAT GEAR I WAS SHIFTING TO. IN ORDER TO GET MY VEHICLE INTO GEAR I HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, THEN SHIFT INTO GEAR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN TRAFFIC AND ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THIS OCCURRED I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE AND WAS AFRAID THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE WOULD HIT ME. MY VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN 002/98 BUT I FEEL THAT DUE TO THE POTENTIAL DANGER THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. THANK YOU. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
TRUCK SHAKES SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST.
PASSENGER SIDE REAR-DOOR QUARTER-GLASS WAS STRUCK BY A STONE WHICH TOTALLY SHATTERED INTO SMALL PIECES (SPLINTER TOO) THE QUARTER-GLASS. THIS INCIDENT BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE MARK LEFT, ONLY LEFT A SMALL (PENCIL HEAD SIZE) CHIP ON A NORMAL WINSHIELD. HOW CAN MAZDA/FORD PRODUCE B400 AND RANGERS WIGH DIRRERENT STANDARD GLASS TH…
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PASSENGER SIDE REAR-DOOR QUARTER-GLASS WAS STRUCK BY A STONE WHICH TOTALLY SHATTERED INTO SMALL PIECES (SPLINTER TOO) THE QUARTER-GLASS. THIS INCIDENT BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE MARK LEFT, ONLY LEFT A SMALL (PENCIL HEAD SIZE) CHIP ON A NORMAL WINSHIELD. HOW CAN MAZDA/FORD PRODUCE B400 AND RANGERS WIGH DIRRERENT STANDARD GLASS THAN NHTSA APPROVED.
Official recalls
307V347000 · Vehicle Speed Control
Aug 7, 2007
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. AN INTERIM NOTICE WAS SENT TO OWNERS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007, DIRECTING THEM TO HAVE THE SPEED DEACTIVATION CONTROL SWITCH DISCONNECTED TEMPORARILY. A SECOND NOTIFICATION LETTER TO OWNERS WAS IN FEBRUARY 2008 ADVISING THEM TO RETURN TO DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF THE REPAIR PART. OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WHO DID NOT RECEIVE A PHASE 2 NOTICE AND HAVE NOT HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED WILL BE NOTIFIED BEGINNING AUGUST 6, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
99V062002 · Vehicle Speed Control
Mar 31, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 1998-1998 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCKS (B2500, B3000 AND B4000) EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND BUILT FROM JANUARY 1998 THROUGH MARCH 4, 1999. A CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAN INTERFERE WITH THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO PULLEY AND NOT ALLOW THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE WHEN DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS USED AND THIS CONDITION IS PRESENT, A STUCK THROTTLE COULD RESULT, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLES. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE REPLACEMENT CABLES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CUSTOMERS ARE BEING ADVISED NOT TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM UNTIL A REPLACEMENT CAN BE MADE.
97V186002 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
Nov 6, 1997
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY 4X2 AND 4X4 PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L ENGINES. THE FLEXIBLE SECTION OF THE CHASSIS MOUNTED FUEL LINE THAT CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE WAS ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE LINE COULD CONTACT THE MANIFOLD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE, OR IN SOME CASES, CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL CLIP TO HOLD THE FUEL LINE IN THE INTENDED DESIGN POSITION.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.