Mazda North American Operations: Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Mazda North American Operations reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 19, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,368,500. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
If the ignition switch overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
The 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.
40 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Mazda 626 | 434 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 1998 Mazda MPV | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 Mazda Protege | 46 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 1997 Mazda 626 | 358 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 1997 Mazda MPV | 22 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 1997 Mazda MX-6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Mazda Protege | 66 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 1996 Mazda 626 | 359 | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| 1996 Mazda MPV | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 Mazda MX-6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 Mazda Protege | 70 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| 1995 Mazda 323 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Mazda 626 | 488 | 4 | 8 | 43 |
| 1995 Mazda 929 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 Mazda MPV | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 Mazda MX-6 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1995 Mazda Protege | 165 | 5 | 4 | 30 |
| 1994 Mazda 323 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 Mazda 626 | 282 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 1994 Mazda 929 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1994 Mazda MPV | 36 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 1994 Mazda MX-6 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 1994 Mazda Protege | 74 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1993 Mazda 323 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Mazda 626 | 122 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 1993 Mazda 929 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1993 Mazda MPV | 51 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1993 Mazda MX-6 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1993 Mazda MX3 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 Mazda Protege | 44 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 Mazda 323 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 Mazda MPV | 61 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1992 Mazda MX3 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 Mazda Protege | 63 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 Mazda 323 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 Mazda MPV | 66 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 Mazda Protege | 51 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1990 Mazda 323 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1990 Mazda MPV | 47 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1990 Mazda Protege | 37 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V674000.
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