The 1995 Mazda 626 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,581,500 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 587 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. 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.
AIR BAGS98V2490001998-10-08213,000 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE SAS SENSOR UNIT. THESE VEHICLES CAN EXPERIENCE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS IN MINOR UNDERCARRIAGE IMPACTS.
Consequence
UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURY.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE SAS UNIT TO REDUCE THE PROBABILITY OF UNNECESSARY DEPLOYMENTS IN LOW SPEED UNDERCARRIAGE IMPACTS.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
310
2crashes2fires2injuries
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
53
36crashes2fires32injuries
AIR BAGS
16
2crashes6injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
11
1fires
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
10
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
2crashes1fires
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
8
3crashes2injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
Total complaints587
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Went to start vehicle will not start something faulty in ignition possibly. Smelled like smoke instantly turning vehicle off. Immediately disconnected battery from vehicle.”
“Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mazda 626. The contact recieved notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mazda 626. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mazda 626. When the ignition key was turned, the vehicle failed to start intermittently without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mazda 626. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”
“1995 mazda 6, concerned that the air bag explosions does not include cars manufactured before the year 2000...updated 02/12/15*bf the consumer stated her son was driving, when suddenly the air bags spontaneously exploded, filling the front of the car with smoke and flying shrapnel in addition to…”
“While driving on the highway after just drop off my daughter, I proceeded back on the highway and the transmission just threw me in park. I put the car in park. Then I put in gear and it was driving fine and then the hold light started flashing. While driving home it was fine and then again it…”
“Overdrive light intermittently goes on and off causing car to buck, jerk and hesitate. During that time the rpm soars in the range of 8-10. This occurs when driving any amount of time. Transmission has been replaced several times with the same result. *tr”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA97012 Opened 1997-05-23 · closed 1998-10-09
OVERSENSITIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
IN MAY OF 1997, ODI UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS WITH 51 COMPLAINTS.ODI IS NOW AWARE OF 88 COMPLAINTS OF ALLEGED INAPPROPRIATE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS.TYPICAL COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE AT BETWEEN 20 AND 45 MPH, OR THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT BETWEEN…
InvestigationPE97006 Opened 1997-01-30 · closed 1997-05-23
INAPPROPRIATE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
IN JANUARY OF 1997, ODI OPENED A PE BASED ON 9 ODI COMPLAINTS.ODI IS NOW AWARE OF 51 COMPLAINTS OF ALLEGED INAPPROPRIATE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS.TYPICAL COMPLAINTS INCLUDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS AFTER THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 45 MPH AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 20…
InvestigationRQ99022 Opened 1999-12-20 · closed 2000-08-30
HEADLIGHT FAILURE
OBTAINED RECALL 99V-358
InvestigationSQ98024 Opened 1998-10-29 · closed 1999-09-10
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 Mazda 626 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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