Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1990 Mazda 323

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
19
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
24
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

19 filed
4
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    3
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
    3
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    3
  • Seat Belts
    2
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT
    1
  • Power Train
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
15V674000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2015-10-19

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.

RiskIf the ignition switch overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.

FixMazda 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.

97V211000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING1997-11-18

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FRONT SEAT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS. THE RAIL OF THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT CAN WEAR SUFFICIENTLY SUCH THAT THE CABLE WHICH RETRACTS THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAN BECOME JAMMED IN THE RAIL RENDERING THE SHOULDER BELT INOPERATIVE.

RiskA SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSIVE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY WITH A MODIFIED ONE (WITH ADDITIONAL DUST LIP) IN VEHICLES WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM. IN VEHICLES IN WHICH THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, THE RAILS WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED WITH MODIFIED RAILS IF THEY EXCEED THE INSPECTION CRITERIA.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA95005·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1995-03-10 → 1995-08-01

TAKATA SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE

Led to recall95V103005

EA94039·SEAT BELTS1994-11-30 → 1997-11-26

AUTO RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAIL

Led to recall97V211000

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