NHTSA recall 15V674000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 15V674000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 8715J |
| Manufacturer | Mazda North American Operations |
| Reported | 2015-10-19 |
| Owners notified | 2015-12-17 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH |
| Units potentially affected | 1368500 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-04-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1368500 |
| Reported remedied | 8332 (0%) |
| Reported unreachable | 365239 |
| Reported removed | 19606 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is 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.
What can happen
If the ignition switch overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
The 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.
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.
| 1990 MAZDA 323 | Built 1989-05-30 to 1995-04-21. |
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| 1991 MAZDA 323 | Built 1989-05-30 to 1995-04-21. |
| 1992 MAZDA 323 | Built 1989-05-30 to 1995-04-21. |
| 1993 MAZDA 323 | Built 1989-05-30 to 1995-04-21. |
| 1994 MAZDA 323 | Built 1989-05-30 to 1995-04-21. |
| 1995 MAZDA 323 | Built 1989-05-30 to 1995-04-21. |
| 1993 MAZDA 626 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-06-26. |
| 1994 MAZDA 626 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-06-26. |
| 1995 MAZDA 626 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-06-26. |
| 1996 MAZDA 626 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-06-26. |
| 1997 MAZDA 626 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-06-26. |
| 1998 MAZDA 626 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-06-26. |
| 1993 MAZDA 929 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1995-04-26. |
| 1994 MAZDA 929 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1995-04-26. |
| 1995 MAZDA 929 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1995-04-26. |
| 1989 MAZDA MPV | Built 1988-04-05 to 1998-11-25. |
| 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 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-05-30. |
| 1994 MAZDA MX-6 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-05-30. |
| 1995 MAZDA MX-6 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-05-30. |
| 1996 MAZDA MX-6 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-05-30. |
| 1997 MAZDA MX-6 | Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-05-30. |
| 1992 MAZDA MX3 | Built 1991-07-30 to 1993-08-19. |
| 1993 MAZDA MX3 | Built 1991-07-30 to 1993-08-19. |
| 1990 MAZDA PROTEGE | Built 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18. |
| 1991 MAZDA PROTEGE | Built 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18. |
| 1992 MAZDA PROTEGE | Built 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18. |
| 1993 MAZDA PROTEGE | Built 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18. |
| 1994 MAZDA PROTEGE | Built 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18. |
| 1995 MAZDA PROTEGE | Built 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18. |
| 1996 MAZDA PROTEGE | Built 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18. |
| 1997 MAZDA PROTEGE | Built 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18. |
| 1998 MAZDA PROTEGE | Built 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SA287 | 2016-12-17. Service bulletin. DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN THE 1995-1998 PROTÉGÉ IGNITION SWITCH DESIGN, THE REPAIR PROCEDURE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION FOR RECALL 8715J HAS BEEN UPDATED. |
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| 01298 | 1999-03-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT ON NO START AFTER REPROGRAMMING IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. *YC |
| G001/95 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. NO 1 AND NO 2 SPARK PLUG WIRES DAMAGED AT WIRE SUPPORTS. *TW |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.