NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Ford Contour Recalls
The 2000 Ford Contour has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2001.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Ford Contour. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 199
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Ford Contour, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2000 Ford Contour
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 01V045000
- Reported
- February 14, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 80
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Ford Contour
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 00V350000
- Reported
- October 30, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,750
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Ford Contour
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 00V228001
- Reported
- August 18, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 144,435
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components
- Campaign
- 00V075000
- Reported
- March 9, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 436,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 99V361000
- Reported
- December 29, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,381
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
Suspension
- Campaign
- 08E033000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
2000 Ford Contour complaints by year
NHTSA has received 199 owner complaints about the 2000 Ford Contour, the newest on June 15, 2020. Of these, 8 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 Ford Contour, the component group named most often is the structure (40%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (17%) and the visibility (12%).
None of the 2000 Ford Contour's 7 recalls concerns the structure.
Where 2000 Ford Contour owners gave the mileage (87 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure79
- Fuel System, Gasoline34
- Unknown Or Other26
- Visibility23
- Electrical System16
- Engine And Engine Cooling14
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19 | |
| 2002 | 26 | |
| 2003 | 39 | |
| 2004 | 37 | |
| 2005 | 28 | |
| 2006 | 18 | |
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Ford Contour peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 39. 45% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 3/5
The 199 complaints about the 2000 Ford Contour are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2000 Ford models
Newest record on this page: June 15, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted