Ignition: switchRecall 15V-674 · Mazda vehicles
Mazda North American Operations recall 15V-674 covers 1,368,500 Mazda vehicles for a ignition: switch problem, reported to NHTSA on October 19, 2015. The manufacturer's latest report (2017 Q1) shows 1% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 15V674000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
1%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 365,239 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from April 5, 1988 to November 25, 1998. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.