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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Ford Crown Victoria Recalls

The 2000 Ford Crown Victoria has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 6, 2003.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Ford Crown Victoria. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
10

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
85

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
6

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2000 Ford Crown Victoria, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

10 recalls on the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria

Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly

Campaign
03V472000
Reported
November 6, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 4,218
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2001–2003 Crown Victoria

03V472000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: mechanical: integrated jack/leveler/stabilizer

Campaign
00V200000
Reported
July 18, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 875,000
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2 other models

00V200000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: front: anchorage

Campaign
00V157001
Reported
June 12, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 1,167
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
Same campaign
also 2 other models

00V157001: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: front: anchorage

Campaign
00V157002
Reported
June 12, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 1,129
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
Same campaign
also 2 other models

00V157002: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer

Campaign
00V138000
Reported
May 17, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 23,000
Same campaign
also 1 other model

00V138000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: front: retractor

Campaign
00V083000
Reported
March 20, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 83
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

00V083000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
00V050000
Reported
February 17, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 39
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

00V050000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Campaign
02I003000
Risk NHTSA names
crash and fire
Same campaign
also 2001–2003 Crown Victoria, 1 other model

02I003000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
06E056000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2001–2006 Crown Victoria, 24 other models

06E056000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering

Campaign
15E082000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2002 Crown Victoria, 2 other models

15E082000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Ford Crown Victoria complaints by year

NHTSA has received 85 owner complaints about the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria, the newest on December 18, 2024. Of these, 6 describe a crash (7%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (22%), followed by the exterior lighting (13%) and the fuel system, gasoline (13%).

2 of the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria's 10 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.

Where 2000 Ford Crown Victoria owners gave the mileage (30 complaints), the median was 88,317 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling19
  • Exterior Lighting11
  • Fuel System, Gasoline11
  • Suspension9
  • Steering8
  • Tires7

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200011
200110
200212
200311
20047
20054
20062
20073
20084
20093
20103
20121
20133
20143
20151
20162
20171
20181
20191
20201
20241

Complaints about the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 12. 52% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Ford Crown Victoria year in the same window: 4th highest of the 8 ranked years.

Ford Crown Victoria years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 4/5

The 85 complaints about the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford Crown Victoria by model year

Other 2000 Ford models

Newest record on this page: December 18, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted