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Mazda in the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat.

NHTSA campaign 15V-674 · Reported October 19, 2015 · 1,368,500 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Mazda 323, 626, 929, MPV, MX-3, MX-6 and Protege
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,368,500
REMEDY
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Mazda North American Operations reported a problem with the ignition switch. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat.

WHY IT MATTERS

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

WHAT TO DO

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-674.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
1990–1995Mazda 323
1993–1998Mazda 626
1993–1995Mazda 929
1989–1998Mazda MPV
1992–1993Mazda MX-3
1993–1997Mazda MX-6
1990–1998Mazda Protege

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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