The 1989 Mazda 626 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 244,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 48 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
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.
INADVERTENT ACTUATION OF THE DOOR LATCH CAUSES THE DOORTO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN OCCUPANT FALLING OUT OF THEVEHICLE.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Mazda 626 transmission failure, two transmissions put into a car with less than 150,000 miles. Now dead but money owed on car. How can you keep getting these complaints and not do anything about it? *jb”
“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak”
“The tire has not completely failed. It has a longitudinal bulge on the tread that goes about a quarter of the way around the tire. *ak (tiresize: p195/60r15)( dot number: tire size: p195/60r15 )”
“Traveling s. On i93 with cruise control engaged at speed limit. Exit at #42 & tapped brake to disengage speed control. No response! Car continued up ramp towards 5 pm traffic. Brakes did not affect speed as controll still engaged. Turned off ignition just before entering rt 302 intersection,…”
“Plastic ear tabs on switch failed due to age or heat related degradation, leaving metal switch contact and lamp bulb spring loose inside switch. Similar problem ready to occur with a/t switch.”
“Left turn signal failed to operate properly.”
“Front/rear turn signals malfunctioned. *ak”
“The latch assembly in drivers door failed.”
There is no summary currently available
There is no summary currently available
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 626 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.