The 1989 Mazda 929 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 604,433 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS95V1030051995-05-24360,433 affected
Defect
THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
Consequence
THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy
OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS…
STRUCTURE93V1740001993-10-29244,000 affected
Defect
RESIN MOLDED FRONT HANDLES FAIL AT THE DOOR LATCH ACTUATING ROD ATTACHMENT, FREEING THE ROD TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME. SUBSEQUENT LOWERING OF THE ASSOCIATED WINDOW MAY FORCE THE ACTUATING ROD DOWNWARD AND RELEASE THE DOOR LATCH.
Consequence
INADVERTENT ACTUATION OF THE DOOR LATCH CAUSES THE DOORTO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN OCCUPANT FALLING OUT OF THEVEHICLE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
19
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The horn nor the brake lights will work. I've checked all of the fuses they are all working.”
“Gas fumes were getting into vehicle while driving\. Dealer was notified, and replaced one of three injectors. Currently, problem has reoccurred. Dealer contacted. Feel free to pprovide any further information.*ak”
“When applying brakes to stop vehicle surged forward. Immediately placed shift in neutral with foot on the brake pedal, engine with no load raced to 5000 rpm and was climbing higher until the ignition was turned to off. Restarted the engine and it immediately raced to 5000 rpm. This sequence…”
“Consumers union recommended I contact you. Cam drive belt manufactured by the kelly-springfield divsion of goodyear tire and rubber, separated into shreds after 49,800 miles. Local dealer replaced belt free of charge, but claimed warranty good for only 50,000 miles. Owner's manual recommends…”
“Passenger's door handle will not open the doors at all. At this time there is a recall on the front doors, but not on passenger's door. Dealership is aware of the problem.*ak”
“Automatic transmission was able to be shifted into neutral without the keys by toddlers. The vehicle rolled backwards through a fence, off a cliff hit a tree and was stopped.”
“Consumer can't use the door handles from the outside on the passenger's front door and driver's side door due to the handles being broken. *ak”
“Rear door handle is broke and the consumer can't get into rear door from the outside. *ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA92031 Opened 1992-09-25 · closed 1993-11-30
INADVERTENT DOOR OPENING
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationPE91088 Opened 1991-06-18 · closed 1991-10-21
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1989 Mazda 929 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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