NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Mazda Protege Recalls
The 2000 Mazda Protege has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 1, 2001.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Mazda Protege. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 102
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Mazda Protege, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2000 Mazda Protege
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 01V024000
- Reported
- February 1, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Protege
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Protege, 57 other models
2000 Mazda Protege complaints by year
NHTSA has received 102 owner complaints about the 2000 Mazda Protege, the newest on November 27, 2019. Of these, 25 describe a crash (25%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 21 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 Mazda Protege, the component group named most often is the power train (28%), followed by the air bags (25%) and the seat belts (8%).
None of the 2000 Mazda Protege's 3 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2000 Mazda Protege owners gave the mileage (41 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train29
- Air Bags25
- Seat Belts8
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic8
- Engine And Engine Cooling7
- Tires7
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14 | |
| 2001 | 17 | |
| 2002 | 13 | |
| 2003 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Mazda Protege peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 17. 60% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 102 complaints about the 2000 Mazda Protege are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Protege by model year
Other 2000 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: November 27, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted