IllustrationFAILURE STARTED AT 7000,9000,10000,12000 MILES, DEALERSHIP REFUSING TO FIX NOW,VERY VERY FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT WITH MAZDA AND SERVICE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK
2000 Mazda B-SERIES Truck
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2000 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
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
10–25K
625–50K
450–75K
675–100K
2100–150K
3150K+
22 reports with mileage · 36 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Tires. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports3 fire reports4 injury reports
Power Train complaints
13 reportsWHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL TRANSFER CASE DID NOT ENGAGE. CONSUMER TRIED TO ENGAGE AT BOTTOM OF HILL.*AK GEARS DID ENGAGE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. THE LACK OF 4''-LOW ENGAGEMENT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPEED DANGEROUSLY. *YH
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH BOLTS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO DRIVESHAFT SHEARED OFF, CAUSING DRIVESHAFT TO FALL FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
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.
00V228002 · Seat Belts
Aug 18, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY BUILD DATE CODES ARE WITHIN THE SUSPECT RANGE. THOSE WITHIN THE SUSPECT DATE CODE RANGE WILL BE REPLACED.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.