The 1994 Mazda Mpv has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,368,500 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 41 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
11
11crashes5injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
2
1crashes
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
1
1crashes
Total complaints41
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Defective tires. Steel belts split. Tires ready to explode. Futura 775 purchased at pep boys 02/2005. Less than 10,000 miles driven on 55,000 tire. Showed tires to 4 different auto shops and asked if this was a normal thing or if it was a defective tire? All 4 said it was a manufacturing defect,…”
“I had a mva on 9/20/03. A vehicle pulled in front of me and I collided with their front passenger side. The driver side air bag in my vehicle did not deploy. I was driving a mazda mpv 1994. Mpv totaled. Mpv front end collapsed. *jb”
“The consumer was in an accident where the vehicle was struck , and in the front center of the vehicle the air bag did not deploy. The dealer was notified. Mr scc”
“Peoo 020 ; vehicle had a flat tire on passenger's rear side. She took vehicle to a tire place, and mechanic told her thattwo tire treads had separated from vehicle. Firestone, wilderness, p215/65r15, dot w2vfh30358. These tires were not original tires on vehicle, but there was a problem.*ak”
“I saw this 'special assignment' report on ch. 2 in la, I had the same problem on my tires, the treads on the tires came off the tire while I was driving down a steep hill making a turn and my van could of tiped over. I had to replace the tires at my cost. *ak( dot number: hymo316 tire size:…”
“My dealer and repair shop say they have seen several cases of this switch failure. It causes the headlights to come on by themselves. Must be a defect in the switch assembly that mazda is aware of. Mazda should cover the repair. *ak”
“Consumer was at stop light when trying to take off and vehicle didn't move at all. Throttle was to the floor. Consumer towed vehicle to dealer. *ak”
“On april 28,2000, the transmission in our l994 mazda mpv mini-van went completely out. I was travelling at an approximate speed of 60 miles per hour on interstate l2 in baton rouge. We purchased the van, used, in january 2,000. When we had the vehicle towed to a repair shop, we were informed that…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 Mazda Mpv as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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