The 1993 Mazda 929 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,368,500 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 21 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
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…
Consequence
If the ignition switch overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
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.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
2crashes1injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
2
SEATS
2
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1
SEAT BELTS
1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1
1crashes3injuries
Total complaints21
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Rear passanger side window is defective. Also three other people have had the same problem with the same window.*ak”
“Purchased 4 tires 12/17/98 @129,217miles. Tires were 50,000 mile warranty. Had tires rotated and balanced seven(7) times between purchase date and failur date of 8/21/00 tires still had 6-7/32 of rubber on tread when 3 out of 4 tires had the tread seperate from the casing. Tires completely failed…”
“While driving about 80 mph left front tire had a tread separation. Consumer pulled over while tire still had air, then went flat. Bridgetone, turanza, p205/65 r15 92h and dot # em9ldlf127. *ak tread separation occurd to two tires at 1500 miles interval. *yh”
“When pushing automatic button consumer can here the motor running, but window will not move. In order to get the window up, consumer has to open door and use both hands to pull up window manually. This problem exists on all three windows. *ak”
“Seat frame broke due to weld failure.”
“Driver's seat becomes very loose and rocks back and forth during acceleration/ deceleration, and braking. Vehicle becomes very difficult to maintain, welded section of seat adjuster rod broke.”
“Driver's seat becomes very loose and rocks back and forth during acceleration/ deceleration, and braking. Vehicle becomes very difficult to maintain, welded section of seat adjuster rod broke.”
“Driver's seat moves back & forth whenever the brakes or accelerator pedal is applied. The seat is very unstable. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Mazda 929 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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