# Brake pedal height (NB1)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/brake-pedal-height-nb1/

Applicability: NB 1999–2000 (BP-4W) — Other years inferred from 1999 factory evidence.

Confidence: fsm

171–181 mm with carpet

Always confirm against your factory manual. Match every restriction and follow all stages and procedure notes. Disputed claims must not be automatically resolved. The complete record below preserves every printed unit, source claim and procedure.

```json
{
  "id": "brake-pedal-height-nb1",
  "name": "Brake pedal height (NB1)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NB",
      "years": [
        1999,
        2000
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP-4W"
      ],
      "note": "Other years inferred from 1999 factory evidence."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "171–181 mm with carpet",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Measure center of upper pedal pad to carpet. Factory reference value with carpet included."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1999",
      "page": "04–11–2 (PDF p. 387)",
      "as_printed": "Pedal height (reference value)\n171—181 mm {6.73—7.13 in} (With carpet)",
      "verified_years": [
        1999,
        1999
      ],
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1999",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NB",
            "years": [
              1999,
              2000
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP-4W"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "url": "https://www.mellens.net/mazda/Mazda-Miata-1999-2001.pdf"
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "brakes",
  "component": "inventory-pass-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Service measurements and fasteners",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/brake-pedal-height-nb1/"
}
```