Recall 15V674000: 1989–1998 Mazda MPV and 6 other models

Report received

Oct 19, 2015

Manufacturer

Mazda North American Operations

Potentially affected

1,368,500vehicles

Model years

1989–1998

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

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.

Possible consequence

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

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.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1990 Mazda 32319 complaints
• 1991 Mazda 32320 complaints
• 1992 Mazda 32315 complaints
• 1993 Mazda 32310 complaints
• 1994 Mazda 32311 complaints
• 1995 Mazda 3234 complaints
• 1993 Mazda 626122 complaints
• 1994 Mazda 626282 complaints
• 1995 Mazda 626488 complaints
• 1996 Mazda 626359 complaints
• 1997 Mazda 626358 complaints
• 1998 Mazda 626434 complaints
• 1993 Mazda 92919 complaints
• 1994 Mazda 92912 complaints
• 1995 Mazda 9293 complaints
• 1989 Mazda MPV22 complaints
• 1990 Mazda MPV47 complaints
• 1991 Mazda MPV66 complaints
• 1992 Mazda MPV61 complaints
• 1993 Mazda MPV51 complaints
• 1994 Mazda MPV36 complaints
• 1995 Mazda MPV19 complaints
• 1996 Mazda MPV18 complaints
• 1997 Mazda MPV22 complaints
• 1998 Mazda MPV19 complaints
• 1993 Mazda MX-654 complaints
• 1994 Mazda MX-646 complaints
• 1995 Mazda MX-633 complaints
• 1996 Mazda MX-612 complaints
• 1997 Mazda MX-62 complaints
• 1992 Mazda MX345 complaints
• 1993 Mazda MX354 complaints
• 1990 Mazda Protege37 complaints
• 1991 Mazda Protege51 complaints
• 1992 Mazda Protege63 complaints
• 1993 Mazda Protege44 complaints
• 1994 Mazda Protege74 complaints
• 1995 Mazda Protege165 complaints
• 1996 Mazda Protege70 complaints
• 1997 Mazda Protege66 complaints
• 1998 Mazda Protege46 complaints