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NHTSA Campaign 15V674000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Issued by Mazda North American Operations · Reported Oct 19, 2015 · 1,368,500 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MAZDA 323 1990 1,368,500
MAZDA 323 1991 1,368,500
MAZDA 323 1992 1,368,500
MAZDA 323 1993 1,368,500
MAZDA 323 1994 1,368,500
MAZDA 323 1995 1,368,500
MAZDA 626 1993 1,368,500
MAZDA 626 1994 1,368,500
MAZDA 626 1995 1,368,500
MAZDA 626 1996 1,368,500
MAZDA 626 1997 1,368,500
MAZDA 626 1998 1,368,500
MAZDA 929 1993 1,368,500
MAZDA 929 1994 1,368,500
MAZDA 929 1995 1,368,500
MAZDA MPV 1989 1,368,500
MAZDA MPV 1990 1,368,500
MAZDA MPV 1991 1,368,500
MAZDA MPV 1992 1,368,500
MAZDA MPV 1993 1,368,500
MAZDA MPV 1994 1,368,500
MAZDA MPV 1995 1,368,500
MAZDA MPV 1996 1,368,500
MAZDA MPV 1997 1,368,500
MAZDA MPV 1998 1,368,500
MAZDA MX-6 1993 1,368,500
MAZDA MX-6 1994 1,368,500
MAZDA MX-6 1995 1,368,500
MAZDA MX-6 1996 1,368,500
MAZDA MX-6 1997 1,368,500
MAZDA MX3 1992 1,368,500
MAZDA MX3 1993 1,368,500
MAZDA PROTEGE 1990 1,368,500
MAZDA PROTEGE 1991 1,368,500
MAZDA PROTEGE 1992 1,368,500
MAZDA PROTEGE 1993 1,368,500
MAZDA PROTEGE 1994 1,368,500
MAZDA PROTEGE 1995 1,368,500
MAZDA PROTEGE 1996 1,368,500
MAZDA PROTEGE 1997 1,368,500
MAZDA PROTEGE 1998 1,368,500

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V674000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.