1998 Mazda B-Series Truck Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 19about this part
- Share
- 28%of 67 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 168,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the tires of the 1998 Mazda B-Series Truck, 28% of the 67 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 168,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I would like to report a quality issues about goodyear's tracker 2 tires. In early summer of 2007, I had 4 tires of this brand installed at wal-mart. These tires were sold at wal-mart with claims for 50,000 miles warranty. By now, it has been not more than 3 years and got close to 40,000 miles. On last saturday morning when I was driving on south bound I-77, about 1 mile a way from exit 58 in virginia, the tire on the bear driver's side blew up. I had to call police for road assistance in order to install the spare tire. …”
NHTSA complaint #10312623, filed 2010-02, 168,000 miles“While driving the truck started to make a strange noise coming from the front.I pulled over got out of the vehicle and check the front.what I found was that half the top surface of the tire was gone showing bare metal.the tire still had air in it.this same tire was in excellent condition that same day. ( DOT number: tire size: p23575r15 )”
NHTSA complaint #731245, filed 2000-09“Fyi: these tires show same symtoms as recalled at & atx - but I'm told they're not part of recall - I have one that is severly out of balance, especially on hot days( DOT number: 02 7532 tire size: 255 70r15 )”
NHTSA complaint #728913, filed 2000-08“With the latest reports of the firestone tires the models listed with problems did not include the Mazda trucks. I am on my second set of those tires and my vehicle has but 51k miles. The first set resulted in a blowout at 65mph at 29k miles and the new ones that replaced those have only 22k miles and are in the same shape as the first. No blow out this time just scooped and pitted/worn tires that vibrate. The Mazda nad ford rangers are the same vehicle so please include the mazdas in your report. I'm mad as hell about this. ( DOT number: )”
NHTSA complaint #726646, filed 2000-08“These tires need to be included in the recall!! I had a blow out (left front) at 65mph at 24k miles. The other front tire was gouged and cracked. I replaced these tires with 2 more firestone p225/70r15s and 25k miles later both front tires were again gouges and cracked. I had those replaced 2 dadys prior to the other recall announcement. From the news reports I have seen and from comparing my tires to others, they look the same damage wise as the ones being recalled. There is no reason anyone should go through 2 sets of tires in 50k miles. Please continue to look further into this problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #728766, filed 2000-08Tires: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 9% |
| 2004 | 1 | 4% |
| 2003 | 2 | 10% |
| 2002 | 2 | 7% |
| 2001 | 4 | 11% |
| 2000 | 14 | 24% |
| 1999 | 12 | 15% |
| 1998 | 19 | 28% |
| 1997 | 13 | 25% |
| 1996 | 7 | 13% |
| 1994 | 13 | 11% |
| 1992 | 1 | 9% |
| 1991 | 1 | 7% |
| 1990 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 1998 Mazda B-Series Truck
13 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsInterior lighting
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Mazda B-Series Truck
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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