The 1994 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
4
4crashes4injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
2
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2
1crashes1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
1crashes1injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
1
Total complaints21
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“1994 mazda 929 has been experiencing unintended acceleration problems. Have not gotten it fixed yet so I don't know what it will cost.”
“1994 mazda 929 has been experiencing unintended acceleration problems. Have not gotten it fixed yet so I don't know what it will cost.”
“Right rear tire belt broke causing extensive damage to rear bumper / under carriage & right rear door. *yc”
“When the rear passenger side and driver side windows are put down they will not go back up,and there is a humming sound. *ak”
“Sun roof/driver window/left rear window and right rear window came down while driving on its own,and the motor will not assist in helping the window to go back up. Also my car is stalling while driving approximately 17 miles. The car does a jerking motion before stalling. Finally, the passenger's…”
“Sun roof/driver window/left rear window and right rear window came down while driving on its own,and the motor will not assist in helping the window to go back up. Also my car is stalling while driving approximately 17 miles. The car does a jerking motion before stalling. Finally, the passenger's…”
“Sun roof/driver window/left rear window and right rear window came down while driving on its own,and the motor will not assist in helping the window to go back up. Also my car is stalling while driving approximately 17 miles. The car does a jerking motion before stalling. Finally, the passenger's…”
“Sun roof/driver window/left rear window and right rear window came down while driving on its own,and the motor will not assist in helping the window to go back up. Also my car is stalling while driving approximately 17 miles. The car does a jerking motion before stalling. Finally, the passenger's…”
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 929 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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