Tire tread separation on passenger rear side occurred on 8/28/09 in st. Augustine florida. The vehicle was a mazda b2300 (2001). The driver lost control of the vehicle, spun around 180 degrees on i95, went into the ditch & collided into the guardrail on the passenger side. The passenger suffered head wounds and four broken ribs & had to be transported to flagler hospital. The driver suffered no significant injuries.
Mazda B-Series Truck tire blowout problems
25 of the 712 owner complaints about the Mazda B-Series Truck describe tire blowout or tread separation, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 25
- worst model year
- 1999
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Trouble codes mentioned
B2500 2B2300 1
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 mazda b-series truck. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v347000 (vehicle speed control). He has been waiting on the parts for the repair for a year and a half and the dealer is currently stating that the parts are unavailable. The contact was informed not to use his vehicle speed control. He called the dealer over six months ago and stated that they should be the one calling him to inform him when the parts will be available. The contact has experienced tire failure with his original firestone tires. The tires are also on recall and mazda stated that he should replace the tires. Mazda also stated that they would reimburse him for the tires, but they never did. The tire information was unavailable. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 82,000.
Driver felt vibration wile driving in fast lane, driver then lost control and collided into another vehicle. *ts the consumer lost control of the truck due to tire tread separation. The tire brand was firestone. The driver of the other vehicle was injured.
Firestone wilderness left rear tire had a blowout. Tire size was 225/70r15. *ak the consumer contacted the manufacturer but they indicated that there was no recall on the tire. The consumer replaced the tire with a non firestone tire.
Brittle metal failure in rear axle caused a shear near the left rear tire. The left rear tire separated from the vehicle while the vehicle was on the highway at 50-55 MPH, causing the vehicle to roll several times.
Firestone, wilderness ht original tires p22570r15 ot8xuu1po3501. While traveling at 45mph, truck suddenly pulled hard to the right, forcing consumer off the road. Consumer had no control of vehicle. Passenger's right front tire had blown. Driver noticed a bubble in the sidewall just above the bead of the rim that ruptured. *ak consumer is asking reimbursement for the damage caused by a defective tires.
Tread separation. Firestone customer service very uncooperative due to tire size.*ak (tiresize: 265/75r15)
Tire went flat from what appears to be belt and tread separation. *ak (dot number: w2uu tiresize: p225/70r15)
Consumer's daughter lost control of vehicle due to possible tire failure, the tire is a firestone wilderness ht p225/70r15, the consumer states that the left front tire was blown and suspects that was the reason for the accident which resulted in 2 injuries.
Firestone wilderness ht tires (p225 70 r15) experienced blowout.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Mazda B-Series Truck tire blowout
Which Mazda B-Series Truck years have tire blowout or tread separation problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (6 complaints), 1998 (5 complaints) and 2000 (5 complaints).
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