The 1994 Mazda 626 has 4 recalls, the most serious being an ignition switch that can overheat due to conductive grease building up on its internal contact points, raising the risk of a fire in the dash.
The headlight switch has a known wiring issue where the lead wire can break at the solder joint connecting it to the switch, cutting power to the headlights entirely and leaving the driver without forward lighting at night or in low-visibility conditions. On manual transmission models, the speedometer gear set can fail and cause a cluster of symptoms: the speedometer stops reading correctly, the transmission may lock itself in third gear and refuse to shift, and the overdrive-off warning light may flash. A driver running without a working speedometer can unknowingly exceed safe or legal speeds without any dashboard indication. Prior repair attempts for the headlight wiring concern did not fully resolve the issue, which is why it appears across more than one filing.
At a glance
What can fail
Grease at the ignition switch contact points may become conductive and overheat in certain 1989–1998 Mazda vehicles.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the ignition switch at no charge.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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At a glance
What can fail
The wire connecting to your headlight switch can break at its solder joint, causing your headlights to stop working.
What the fix does
Your dealer will inspect the headlight wire and replace the headlight switch if needed.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The headlight wire that passes through the turn signal lever can break at its solder joint to the headlight switch.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the headlight switch lever assembly.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The speedometer gear set may fail, causing the speedometer to stop working, severe power loss, transmission stuck in third gear, and possibly the OD OFF light to flash.
What the fix does
Dealers will inspect and replace the speedometer gear set if needed at no charge, covered for 9 years from original warranty start with no mileage limit.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
