1993 Mazda B-Series Truck

Routine

Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › ignition. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System2
000
Electrical System › Ignition2
000
Structure › Frame and Members1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist1
000
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner1
102
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting06E049000
Filed May 24, 200627,176 vehiclesCk Motorsport, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.

Exterior Lighting06E026000
Filed Mar 23, 200661,944 vehiclesPro-A Motors, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Sep 10, 200985,000 milesCT

DRIVING TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD AND THE FRAME SLIPPED, FRAME RUSTED OUT. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Mar 27, 2000FL

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Sep 7, 1998CA

ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD/RADIATOR/BATTERY/FAN/THERMOSTAT AND CLUTCH FAILED. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Feb 18, 1998IN

SPARK PLUG AND WIRES REPLACED FOUR TIMES , BATTERY REPLACED ONCE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Jan 30, 1998CA

COOLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum
Filed May 20, 1997AR

DUE TO COLD CLIMATE, THE VEHICLE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED BECAUSE THE WATER FROZE IN THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER, CAUSING BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist
Filed Oct 17, 1996FL

BRAKE VACUUM HOSE FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Apr 26, 1995NH

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SKD

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 1, 1995CA

HAD A REAR END ACCIDENT, BOTH SEATS COLLAPSED. TT

9 of 9 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1994
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20094500Do not drive
200811300Do not drive
200737310Do not drive
200611600Do not drive
200516300Do not drive
200424300Do not drive
200321120Routine
200228200Routine
200137310Routine
200058330Routine
199978410Routine
1998675312Fatalities reported
199752210Routine
199655201Fatalities reported
199542200Routine
1994122601Fatalities reported
1993 — this page9200Routine
199211300Routine
199114410Routine
199016300Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: May 24, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.