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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JM1BA1417S0••••••1995 Mazda PROTEGE
This build draws 3.7× more complaints than the average 1995 Mazda PROTEGE build (12 vs 3).
12on this build
124on the model
38builds in total
4involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 4Visibility 2Engine And Engine Cooling 2Exterior Lighting 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashNov 2000
Driver & passanger air bags didn't deploy in frontal impact at 55 mph - resulting in injury to driver, impacting steering wheel
VisibilityJul 2003
Rear defrost switch failed for the second time. Per my knowledge, this is a common problem with 1995 mazda protege and is a part of TSB. This causes poor visibility and might cause an accident while driving on freeway
Exterior LightingJun 2002
Consumer took vehicle to dealer for recall repairs, 00V118, however after repairs the headlights would go out when the directionals were used, consumer took vehicle back, in which the dealer replaced the combo switch, however charged consumer for repairs, consumer is waiting for…
SeatsDec 2001
The front seat came loose and was rocking creating the safety problem. It remained attached on the right side but the left side was loose. There was no accident or incident to cause the failure of the seat . I took the vehicle to the dealer and they would said to contact mazda.…
Engine And Engine CoolingJul 1999
When driving at any speed timing belt failed, causing the vehicle to stall and jerk.also a loud noise coming from the vehicle, and cv joints were replaced
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JM1BA1417S0176593 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.