1999 Mazda B-Series Truck Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 13%of 78 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 98,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the air bags of the 1999 Mazda B-Series Truck, 13% of the 78 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 98,500 miles. 9 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Takata recall: right side key control of passenger air bag does not work. Light stays on independent of key position. Other than the control not working there is no issue other than whether or not the passenger air bag will work.”
NHTSA complaint #11078273, filed 2018-03, 50,000 miles“I was making a left hand turn into a parking lot, slid on some gravel and struck the right front rim of my truck on the curb. The airbags deployed, warped the steering wheel, destroyed the horn and caused over $2500 dollars of damage to my vehicle. No body damage occurred to the vehicle. My question is, is this normal.”
NHTSA complaint #718074, filed 2000-01“The contact owned a 1999 Mazda b2500. While driving 55 MPH, the contact's vehicle was involved in a front end collision. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy until after the crash, and the seat belt pretensioner did not tighten. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision shop and deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. There was one injury that required medical attention. The contact suffered from a broken neck and spinal damage. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 287,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11080256, filed 2018-03, 287,000 miles“The contact owned a 1999 Mazda B-Series Truck. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the front driver side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a fractured vertebrae, flattened spinal cord, pinched nerve, and carpal tunnel to the right hand. In addition, the contact was knocked unconscious from the air bag and required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. …”
NHTSA complaint #10690535, filed 2015-02, 100,000 miles“Vehicle sustained extensive frontal damage at a impact estimated at 30-40mph that resulted in state farm insurance deeming the vehicle a total loss. My son was the driver of the vehicle and he received a broken nose and is going to require surgery and is having headaches . Neither of the airbags: driver or passenger did deploy!!! If any futher information regarding this is needed as to current location of vehicle etc. Please feel free to contact me at anytime. When I called Mazda corporation by phone I was basically told that they do not look into things like this . …”
NHTSA complaint #724515, filed 2000-06Related service bulletins
- 10021000Oct 4, 2006Non genuine accessories affect air bag operation.
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9 | 82% |
| 2007 | 36 | 97% |
| 2006 | 9 | 82% |
| 2005 | 16 | 100% |
| 2004 | 20 | 83% |
| 2003 | 3 | 14% |
| 2002 | 6 | 21% |
| 2001 | 1 | 3% |
| 2000 | 4 | 7% |
| 1999 | 10 | 13% |
| 1998 | 4 | 6% |
| 1997 | 2 | 4% |
| 1996 | 3 | 5% |
| 1995 | 4 | 10% |
| 1994 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 1999 Mazda B-Series Truck
12 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Mazda B-Series Truck
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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