Vehicle profile
1999 MAZDA Protege
Sedan · Compact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 105 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 1.6L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Compact Cars
Federal recall campaigns
3 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- vs 1999 Compact Cars
- 0.84× the 3.57 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING — 2 of 3 (66.7%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1999 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
06E026000
EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Consequence: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
23/03/2006
09E012000
EXTERIOR LIGHTINGSABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Consequence: DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
07/04/2009
00V301000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A PARTICULAR FACTORY INSTALLED AUDIO UNIT. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED AT LOW SPEED IN A HOT AND HUMID ENVIRONMENT WITH THE WINDOW OPEN, AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING, AND AUDIO ON, CONDENSED WATER ON THE A/C DUCT SURFACE COULD DROP AND ENTER INTO THE AUDIO UNIT, CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT.
Consequence: IF THE SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURS AT ONE SPECIFIC SET OF TERMINALS, THE REAR RIGHT LOUDSPEAKER CAN OVERHEAT AND, IN SOME CASES, CATCH FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL AFFIX ALUMINUM TAPE OVER THE AUDIO UNIT TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING.
05/10/2000
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"year": 1999,
"make": "MAZDA",
"model": "Protege",
"trim": "Protege",
"submodel": "Sedan",
"horsepower": 105,
"cylinders": 4,
"displacement_l": 1.6,
"transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
"drive_type": "FWD",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": "Compact Cars",
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"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 3
}Compare
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