IllustrationFIRESTONE WILDERNESS LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. TIRE SIZE WAS 225/70R15. *AK THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A NON FIRESTONE TIRE. *NM
1999 Mazda B-SERIES Truck
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Mazda B-SERIES Truck do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 26.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
00–25K
425–50K
450–75K
775–100K
5100–150K
7150K+
27 reports with mileage · 51 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Tires. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
11 crash reports1 fire reports10 injury reports
Tires complaints
12 reportsSPARE TIRE IS SMALLER THAN ORIGINAL TIRE. ORIGINAL TIRE SIZE IS 265/75R15, SPARE TIRE SIZE IS 235/75R15. IN OWNERS MANUEL IT STATED THAT SPARE WAS SAME SIZE. WHEN CONTACTING DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THEY COULD CHANGE INFORMATION AT ANY TIME THEY WANTED TO.*AK
THESE TIRES HAVE NOT YET FAILED IN AN EXTERNAL SENSE. THEY HAVE BEGUN TO MAKE A GROWLING SOUND THAT WAS NOT PRESENT EARLIER.I HAD THEM CHECKED THIS SUMMER WHEN THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR DIFFERENT TIRE SIZES AND THEY WERE JUDGED ALLRIGHT. THE NOISE HAS INCREASED ALTHOUGH FAILURE HAS NOT HAPPENED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75/1…
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THESE TIRES HAVE NOT YET FAILED IN AN EXTERNAL SENSE. THEY HAVE BEGUN TO MAKE A GROWLING SOUND THAT WAS NOT PRESENT EARLIER.I HAD THEM CHECKED THIS SUMMER WHEN THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR DIFFERENT TIRE SIZES AND THEY WERE JUDGED ALLRIGHT. THE NOISE HAS INCREASED ALTHOUGH FAILURE HAS NOT HAPPENED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75/15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/15 )
CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE, THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P225/70R15, THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS BLOWN AND SUSPECTS THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN 2 INJURIES. *SLC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 22570R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 22570R15 )
AT THREE THOUSEND MILES THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT THE INSIDE WAS FULL OF RUBBER AND THE SIDE WALLS WHERE SHOT. NO PUNCHER WAS FOUND. NOW MY TIRES MAKE A CONTENUS THUMP WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. LIKE MAYBE THERE COMMING APART. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 02 7476 TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2UU IPO TIRE SIZE: P22570R15 )
SPARE TIRE IS THE WRONG SIZE TIRE FOR THIS VEHICLE, ITS DIAMETER IS 2 INCHES SMALLER. WHICH CAUSE WHEN USING THE SPARE TIRE, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
PE00-020; AFTER INSPECTING TIRES HAD FOUND OUT OF TREAD SEPARATION. MAZDA, B2500, 1999, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT, P225/70R15, DOT W2QU1TO78. *AK THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND DECLINED THE $60 THAT THE FIRESTONE DEALER OFFERED FOR THE TWO FAILED TIRES. *YH
TIRE SHOWS SIGNS OF TREAD SEPERATION. FIRESTONE HAS NO REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME.( DOT NUMBER: 25377UR TIRE SIZE: 235/75/R15 )
Official recalls
207V347000 · 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.
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NHTSA investigations
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