NHTSA safety recall

Recall 15V674000 · manufacturer campaign 8715J

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch — Mazda · reported 19 Oct 2015 · 1,368,500 vehicles potentially 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.

The risk

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

The fix

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
15V674000
Manufacturer campaign
8715J
Filed by
Mazda North American Operations
Report received
19 Oct 2015
Owners notified
17 Dec 2015
Potentially affected
1,368,500

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1990 Mazda 323 1991 Mazda 323 1992 Mazda 323 1993 Mazda 323 1994 Mazda 323 1995 Mazda 323 1993 Mazda 626 1994 Mazda 626 1995 Mazda 626 1996 Mazda 626 1997 Mazda 626 1998 Mazda 626 1993 Mazda 929 1994 Mazda 929 1995 Mazda 929 1989 Mazda Mpv 1990 Mazda Mpv 1991 Mazda Mpv 1992 Mazda Mpv 1993 Mazda Mpv 1994 Mazda Mpv 1995 Mazda Mpv 1996 Mazda Mpv 1997 Mazda Mpv 1998 Mazda Mpv 1993 Mazda Mx-6 1994 Mazda Mx-6 1995 Mazda Mx-6 1996 Mazda Mx-6 1997 Mazda Mx-6 1992 Mazda Mx3 1993 Mazda Mx3 1990 Mazda Protege 1991 Mazda Protege 1992 Mazda Protege 1993 Mazda Protege 1994 Mazda Protege 1995 Mazda Protege 1996 Mazda Protege 1997 Mazda Protege 1998 Mazda Protege

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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