Illustration"TAKATA RECALL" MY SEAT BROKE FROM THE BOTTOM PIECE THEREON THE PART THAT RECLINES THERES A BAR THAT GOES ACROSS NO CANT REALLY SIT ON THERE RIGHT THE VEHICLE WASBNOT IN MOTION AS IT WAS PARKED HAPPEND WHEN I WAS GETTING ON...
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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What owners reported most
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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
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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
Seats complaints
4 reportsTHE METAL SPRING IS POKING THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT.*AK
DRIVER SEATBACK RECLINER ATTACHMENT FAILED WHILE DRIVING. SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE FORD EXPLORER IN ACTION # PE03-020, EXCEPT MY VEHICLE IS A MAZDA B4000 TRUCK, YEAR 2000. THE EXPLORER IS ALSO ON A TRUCK CHASIS. BOTH VEHICLES BASICALLY COME FROM FORD, RIGHT? MAZDA MADETHE REPAIR AT NO CHARGE TO ME.*AK
WHILE INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION TWO REAR SEAT HEADRESTS BENT BACK, BREAKING THE REAR WINDOW. CONSUMER FELT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *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.