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1990 Mazda Protege — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
38
Owner Complaints
6
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
62
Fair
Reliability Score (0–100)
Jun & Nov
Peak Complaint Months
31% of complaints in these months

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1990 Mazda Protege Safety Recalls (1)

15V67400019/10/2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

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.

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.

Most Common Problems Reported for 1990 Mazda Protege

SEAT BELTS
18
VISIBILITY
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
STEERING
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
POWER TRAIN
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,SEAT BELTS
1

Based on 38 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

3
Crash-Involved Complaints
6
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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