- Vehicles
- 1,368,500
- Built between
- Apr 1988 – Nov 1998
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 December 2015
- Repaired
- 1%
- Unrepaired
- 975,323
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 1988 and November 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1990-1995 Mazda 323Built May 1989 to April 1995
- 1993-1998 Mazda 626Built September 1992 to June 1997
- 1993-1995 Mazda 929Built September 1992 to April 1995
- 1989-1998 Mazda MPVBuilt April 1988 to November 1998
- 1993-1997 Mazda MX-6Built September 1992 to May 1997
- 1992-1993 Mazda MX3Built July 1991 to August 1993
- 1990-1998 Mazda ProtegeBuilt May 1989 to April 1998
Repair progress
975,323 of 1,368,500 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2017.
1% repaired — 8,332 of 1,368,500 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 365,239
- Scrapped or exported
- 19,606
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
If the ignition switch overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. The recall began on December 17, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 1988 to November 1998
- Recall reported to NHTSA19 October 2015
- Owners notified17 December 2015
- Latest repair reportQ1 2017 — 1% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 19 October 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Mazda Customer Experience Center at 1-800-222-5500, option#6. Mazda's number for this recall is 8715J.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 8715J
- Recalling manufacturer
- Mazda North American Operations
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.