Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V674000

Electrical system: ignition: switch

Mazda North American Operations filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-10-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V674000

Electrical system: ignition: switch

Component
Electrical system: ignition: switch
Manufacturer
Mazda North American Operations
Vehicles affected
1,368,500
Reported to NHTSA
2015-10-19
Owners notified
2015-12-17

Defect description

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 1989-1998 MPV, 1990-1995 323, 1990-1998 Protege, 1992-1993 MX-3, 1993-1995 929, 1993-1997 MX-6, and 1993-1998 626 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat.

Safety risk

If the ignition switch overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Mazda Customer Experience Center at 1-800-222-5500, option#6. Mazda's number for this recall is 8715J.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

41 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
Mazda 3231995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Mazda 6261998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Mazda 9291995 1994 1993
Mazda MPV1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989
Mazda MX-61997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Mazda MX31993 1992
Mazda Protege1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.