The 1993 Mazda Mx-6 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,370,950 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 68 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. 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.
SUSPENSION92V0450001992-04-022,450 affected
Defect
THE LOWER ARM BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION.
Consequence
THE INSUFFICIENT TORQUE OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTRETAINING BOLT CAN RESULT IN THE SUSPENSION FAILING WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTIONAND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAN RESULT IN ANACCIDENT.
Remedy
INSPECT THE LOWER BALL JOINT RETAINING BOLTS AND TIGHTEN LOOSE BOLTS TO THE CORRECT TORQUE.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
1injuries
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
3
1deaths
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
3
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
1crashes1injuries1deaths
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
2
Total complaints68
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl*the contact owns a 1993 mazda mx6. When shifting into reverse, the contact heard a loud sound. He continued in reverse at approximately 2 mph and turned the steering column to the left, but the noise persisted. He looked under the hood and noticed that the coil springs failed. The dealer…”
“Dt: the consumer noticed that on september 17, 2005 there were no running lights, dashboard or tail lights. Went to turn on the headlights and it shorted out the fuse box, and it started smoking. Took vehicle to a local mechanic , and they could not figure out what was wrong. Then ,went back to…”
“Dt: the consumer noticed that on september 17, 2005 there were no running lights, dashboard or tail lights. Went to turn on the headlights and it shorted out the fuse box, and it started smoking. Took vehicle to a local mechanic , and they could not figure out what was wrong. Then ,went back to…”
“Dt: the consumer noticed that on september 17, 2005 there were no running lights, dashboard or tail lights. Went to turn on the headlights and it shorted out the fuse box, and it started smoking. Took vehicle to a local mechanic , and they could not figure out what was wrong. Then ,went back to…”
“The vehicle suddenly veered to the right pulling my daughter off the road and head on into a telephone pole. The point of impact was the right front of the vehicle, although she was wearing a seat belt and the vehicle was equipt with an air bag she still was thrown head first into the windshield…”
“The vehicle suddenly veered to the right pulling my daughter off the road and head on into a telephone pole. The point of impact was the right front of the vehicle, although she was wearing a seat belt and the vehicle was equipt with an air bag she still was thrown head first into the windshield…”
“While driving tire turned without the steering wheel being turned. Then, three seconds later, the wheel corrected itself. *ak”
“1993 mazda mx-6 ls ([xxx]) described car has "odometer fraud" currently, as of 6/8/03, odometer is showing around 68,000 miles. After I gave him a security deposit of $300.00 in cash on 6/8/03, I checked the vehicle history on carfax.com and saw that on 08/14/1998 the car had 113,872 miles on it.…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationRQ99022 Opened 1999-12-20 · closed 2000-08-30
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 Mx-6 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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