Vehicle recall 00V118000 · April 21, 2000
1995 Mazda Protege
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The headlight lead wire running through the turn signal lever can fail at the soldered connection to the headlight switch.
- Consequence
- The failure of the wire connection can cause a loss of headlights without prior warning.
- Remedy
- Dealers will repair the headlight switch.
- Notes
- Owner notification began July 21, 2000.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Mazda at 1-800-222-5500.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V118000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 21, 2000
- Filed by
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Owner notification
- July 21, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 76,000
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Exterior lighting › Headlights › Switch
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Mazda Protege (1995): 1995
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