Everything here is specific to the 1992 Mazda Miata: the 1.6L L4 as fitted that year, the Base Convertible 2-Door body, and the federal safety record NHTSA holds against this model year rather than against the generation as a whole.
Engines covered
- 1.6L inline-four — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door convertible
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 1992 Miata. Two recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first is filed under exterior lighting and covers certain Pro-A Motors corner lamps, turn signals and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on passenger vehicles including this one: some of those combination lamps are not equipped with amber side reflectors and fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, and without the amber reflectors the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning. The second is logged without a specific component and covers a hardtop hoist accessory kit sold to customers who have the Miata with a hardtop: the plastic buckles used to adjust strap tension can break after the hardtop has been suspended by the hoist, and the hardtop can then fall from the hoist, causing personal injury to anyone standing beneath or near it. Owners have filed 4 complaints for the year. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.
Work a lighting or turn-signal fault, the hardtop mounting hardware, or a routine 1.6L service interval to the OEM procedure and the specification Mazda published for the 1992 Miata.
CERTAIN 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 S
WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICL
PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 200
A HARDTOP HOIST ACCESSORY KIT WAS SOLD TO CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THE MIATA WITH A HARDTOP. THE PLASTIC BUCKLES USED TO ADJUST STRAP TENSION CAN BREAK AFTER THE HARDTOP HAS BEEN SUSPENDED BY THE HOIST.
THE BUCKLES ON THE HARDTOP HOIST CAN BREAK AND RESULT INTHE HARDTOP FALLING FROM THE HOIST, CAUSING
MAZDA WILL REPLACE ALL HOISTS WITHOUT CHARGE.
Speedometer replacement procedure
IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS, FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE LISTED BELOW WHEN REPLACING A SPEEDOMETER.NOTE:MAZDA VEHICLES ARE MANUFACTURED WITH TAMPER-PROOF SPEEDOMETERS.WHEN A SPEEDOMETER IS REPLACED, THE NEW SPEEDOMETER WILL READ ZERO (0
NON GENUINE ACCESSORIES AFFECT AIR BAG OPERATION. *KB
BATTERY TEST PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS. *TT
SPEEDOMETER REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *TT
CONCERNS OF PAINT DAMAGE OCCURING ON THE BODY AT THE REAR CORNERS OF THE TRUNK OPENING. *TT
SUBJECT ON ANTENNA RELAY INSPECTION PROCEDURE. *YC
SUBJECT ON POWER WINDOW TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR. *YC
Showing the 8 most recent of 16 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
