1991 Mazda B-Series Truck
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
4 recalls name the 1991 Mazda B-Series Truck. Newest first.
Sabersport IS recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these lamps do not contain…
Risk and remedy
Risk
Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Sabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on may 11, 2009. owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589.
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 and remedy
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.
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 and remedy
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.
The steel spoked wheel assemblies installed as standard equipment or offered as an option on these vehicles were improperly welded during assembly of the wheel rim to disk, which can cause cracks in the wheel.
Risk and remedy
Risk
The wheel cracks lead to a chronic loss of air in thetires which may damage the tires and cause them to fail. Also, continuedoperation of the vehicle with this condition can result in the partialseparation of the wheel rim and disk. In either case, loss of vehicle controlmay occur, resulting in an accident.
Remedy
Mazda dealers will replace all four wheels without charge.
Owner complaints
14 complaints3 involved a crash1 involved a fire3 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
TL* the contact owns a 1991 mazda b-series truck. The contact stated that exhaust fumes entered the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was salvaged and the contact was informed that the failure was due to an incorrectly installed intake manifold. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 196,700.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
1991 mazda b-2600i stalled while driving. *Ts when the vehicle stalled it was rear ended by another vehicle. the vehicle was then pushed off the left side of the road into a ditch. the truck sustained damage to the rear bumper, tailgate and truck bed. *nm
- Electrical system › Ignition › Module
The main computer was burning up computer without any assignable cause. The vehicle will cut off while running. This very dangerous. I started noticing the problem 6 years ago, I thought the engine was not completely warm up thats why it was kind of stalling while running. Need to investigate this…
The main computer was burning up computer without any assignable cause. The vehicle will cut off while running. This very dangerous. I started noticing the problem 6 years ago, I thought the engine was not completely warm up thats why it was kind of stalling while running. Need to investigate this issue, because there are still plenty of mazda b2200 out there everyday. My brother in law have the same experience as mind. And some mazda mechanic admitted that this IS very common for some mazda b2200 pick up truck, but unfortunately this issue was unreported.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
The engine control module malfunctioned, causing the vehicle to completely shut down. Consumers investigation has revealed the cause of the failure to be the leakage of one or both of the filter capacitors on the circuit board (ecm). These capacitors, manufactured by rubycon, have a design (or warranted) life of 2000 hours. *ak
- Tires
Tires are constantly losing air .dealer stated that there was a recall, but this vehicle was not included in the recall. *Ak
- Seats
Driver's seat broke into two in a 10 mph rear end collision, resulting in injuries. *ak
- Seat belts › Front › Retractor
The seat belt retractor does not operate properly. when opening the door and closing the door, part of the seat belt IS hanging outside of the truck. also when getting into the truck and putting the seat belt on, it has a lot of slack in the belt. *ak
- Seats
Left front seat broke into two in a 10 mph rearend collision. *ak
- Electrical system › Ignition › Switch
Vehicle at speed 35mph, steering column fire, wiring caught on fire, electrical short. *ak
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
Front seat while driving lap/shoulder belt buckle will not stay fastened. tt
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
The fuel injection system when at a stop truck shut off. tt
- Seat belts › Front › Retractor · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Master cylinder
Master cylinder leaks air when pressure IS applied to brake pedal. *aw
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicles ABS braking system had extended stopping distance on 3 occasions 2 near miss and 1 bumper accident. tt
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Drum
Problem with the rear brakes locking up it seem to be a design flaw. tt
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Separation of master cylinder
Ford continues to sudy the problem attempting to determine why stud fractures are not frequently occurring in other parts of the country.likewise, odi continues gathering information to ascertain whether the recall scope should include other geographical areas.if evidence indicates the scope should be expanded, odi will reopen the investigation as warranted.
- Wheel cracking
There is no summary currently available
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 52520Parts replacement after airbag deployment.
- 52503Maintenance free battery - diagnostic and charging procedure.
- 52497Use of a/c tracer dye.
- 52492Wiper motor inoperative - circuit breaker activation.
- 46704Cylinder head gasket modification.
- 39688Hard shift, r-type transmission.
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