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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number15V674000
Manufacturer's number8715J
ManufacturerMazda North American Operations
Reported2015-10-19
Owners notified2015-12-17
ComponentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Units potentially affected1368500
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1
Filed with NHTSA2017-04-28
Vehicles in the campaign1368500
Reported remedied8332 (0%)
Reported unreachable365239
Reported removed19606

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1990 MAZDA 323Built 1989-05-30 to 1995-04-21.
1991 MAZDA 323Built 1989-05-30 to 1995-04-21.
1992 MAZDA 323Built 1989-05-30 to 1995-04-21.
1993 MAZDA 323Built 1989-05-30 to 1995-04-21.
1994 MAZDA 323Built 1989-05-30 to 1995-04-21.
1995 MAZDA 323Built 1989-05-30 to 1995-04-21.
1993 MAZDA 626Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-06-26.
1994 MAZDA 626Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-06-26.
1995 MAZDA 626Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-06-26.
1996 MAZDA 626Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-06-26.
1997 MAZDA 626Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-06-26.
1998 MAZDA 626Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-06-26.
1993 MAZDA 929Built 1992-09-01 to 1995-04-26.
1994 MAZDA 929Built 1992-09-01 to 1995-04-26.
1995 MAZDA 929Built 1992-09-01 to 1995-04-26.
1989 MAZDA MPVBuilt 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-6Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-05-30.
1994 MAZDA MX-6Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-05-30.
1995 MAZDA MX-6Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-05-30.
1996 MAZDA MX-6Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-05-30.
1997 MAZDA MX-6Built 1992-09-01 to 1997-05-30.
1992 MAZDA MX3Built 1991-07-30 to 1993-08-19.
1993 MAZDA MX3Built 1991-07-30 to 1993-08-19.
1990 MAZDA PROTEGEBuilt 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18.
1991 MAZDA PROTEGEBuilt 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18.
1992 MAZDA PROTEGEBuilt 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18.
1993 MAZDA PROTEGEBuilt 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18.
1994 MAZDA PROTEGEBuilt 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18.
1995 MAZDA PROTEGEBuilt 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18.
1996 MAZDA PROTEGEBuilt 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18.
1997 MAZDA PROTEGEBuilt 1989-05-09 to 1998-04-18.
1998 MAZDA PROTEGEBuilt 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

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SA2872016-12-17. 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.
012981999-03-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT ON NO START AFTER REPROGRAMMING IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. *YC
G001/951995-11-01. 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.

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