NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Ford Focus Recalls
The 2000 Ford Focus has 18 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 1, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Ford Focus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 18
- Owner complaints
- 3,686
- Crashes reported
- 248
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
118 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Ford Focus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
18 recalls on the 2000 Ford Focus
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 05V030000
- Reported
- February 1, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 589,932
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Focus
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 03V482000
- Reported
- November 19, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 671,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Focus
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 02V288000
- Reported
- November 6, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 291,854
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Focus
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 02V289000
- Reported
- November 6, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 446,569
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Focus
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 01V258000
- Reported
- August 8, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,083,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Focus, 14 other models
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 00V418000
- Reported
- December 14, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Focus
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 00V411000
- Reported
- December 6, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Ford Focus
Vehicle speed control: cables
- Campaign
- 00V302000
- Reported
- October 12, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Ford Focus
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 00V303000
- Reported
- October 12, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 203,700
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Ford Focus
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 00V218000
- Reported
- August 11, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 276,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Ford Focus
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 99V346000
- Reported
- December 3, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,958
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Ford Focus
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 01I017000
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Focus
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Focus, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Focus, 23 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2008 Focus, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Focus, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Focus, 46 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 12E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Focus
2000 Ford Focus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 3,686 owner complaints about the 2000 Ford Focus, the newest on February 5, 2024. Of these, 248 describe a crash (7%) and 118 a fire; owners reported 154 injuries and 9 deaths.
In complaints about the 2000 Ford Focus, the component group named most often is the electrical system (36%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (13%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (11%).
2 of the 2000 Ford Focus's 18 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2000 Ford Focus owners gave the mileage (1,569 complaints), the median was 61,490 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System1,343
- Engine And Engine Cooling474
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic406
- Suspension390
- Fuel System, Gasoline366
- Power Train225
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 224 | |
| 2001 | 355 | |
| 2002 | 654 | |
| 2003 | 621 | |
| 2004 | 672 | |
| 2005 | 399 | |
| 2006 | 209 | |
| 2007 | 139 | |
| 2008 | 133 | |
| 2009 | 90 | |
| 2010 | 66 | |
| 2011 | 40 | |
| 2012 | 23 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Ford Focus peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 672. 50% 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 Focus drew 6.2× the complaints of the median Ford Focus year in the same window: 1st highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2000 one of the Ford Focus years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 3,686 complaints about the 2000 Ford Focus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Focus by model year
Other 2000 Ford models
Newest record on this page: February 5, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted