Mazda Protege 1991

• Recall 110627 [USA]: If the ignition switch overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
  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 overheat.
  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.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 2015489 [Canada]: Electrical
  On certain vehicles, a defect in the ignition switch could cause an electrical short to develop over time. This could result in smoke and/or fire, increasing the risk of injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will replace the ignition switch.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Auto restraint system fail investigation # EA94039

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Tl* the contact owned a 1991 mazda protege. While driving various speeds, smoke appeared under the hood. There were no flames visible and no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was unknown.

Rear strut towers rust right through. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1991 mazda protege. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph during rain weather conditions, the vehicle went over a pothole causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle and stopping on the shoulder of the road. The contact then attempted to drive and the vehicle spun crashing the front of the vehicle into a tree. The seat belt detached and the contact was released from the rear window. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. The contact received knee, head, and back injuries which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Updated 03/15/16*lj *tr

The automatic shoulder belt would retract slower and slower until it finally stopped retracting. The consequences were: on april 18, 2005 i was given a fix-it ticket for not wearing my shoulder harness.*ak the automatic harness no longer fully retracts, so it is useless.

The seat belt cord on my 1991 mazda protege has become inoperable and therefore i have no top seat belt on my cars driver side. *ak

While driving, the vehicle's hood detached resulting in the hood hitting the windshield.*mr *cb *jb

Transmition locked up going 65 mph. *ak

Driver side seat belt will not return to the retactor, leaving the occupant unrestrained. Dealer notifed. Feel free to provide any further information.*ak

Trunk lid was in the up position and trunk came down and hit consumer's daughter on head. *ak consumer states nothing to keep the trunk lid in upright position. A slight wind or elevation could blow the open lid down and may cause serious injury. *yh