NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Ford Taurus Recalls
The 2000 Ford Taurus has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 15, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Ford Taurus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 1,195
- Crashes reported
- 102
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
25 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Ford Taurus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2000 Ford Taurus
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 04V332000
- Reported
- July 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 899,060
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Taurus, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 04V106000
- Reported
- March 2, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 938,789
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Taurus, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 02V266000
- Reported
- October 2, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 369,614
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Taurus, 1 other model
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 Taurus, 14 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights: switch
- Campaign
- 01V075000
- Reported
- March 12, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Exterior lighting: tail lights: switch
- Campaign
- 01V078000
- Reported
- March 12, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 157,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Taurus, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: back up lights
- Campaign
- 01V048000
- Reported
- February 28, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Taurus
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 00V242000
- Reported
- August 24, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 167,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2000 Ford Taurus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,195 owner complaints about the 2000 Ford Taurus, the newest on May 6, 2024. Of these, 102 describe a crash (9%) and 25 a fire; owners reported 81 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2000 Ford Taurus, the component group named most often is the suspension (37%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (9%) and the power train (8%).
1 of the 2000 Ford Taurus's 8 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2000 Ford Taurus owners gave the mileage (616 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension443
- Engine And Engine Cooling103
- Power Train99
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic97
- Air Bags88
- Exterior Lighting87
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88 | |
| 2001 | 132 | |
| 2002 | 119 | |
| 2003 | 132 | |
| 2004 | 200 | |
| 2005 | 124 | |
| 2006 | 79 | |
| 2007 | 94 | |
| 2008 | 73 | |
| 2009 | 29 | |
| 2010 | 33 | |
| 2011 | 19 | |
| 2012 | 22 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Ford Taurus peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 200. 39% 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 Taurus drew 5.3× the complaints of the median Ford Taurus year in the same window: 1st highest of the 18 ranked years.
That makes 2000 one of the Ford Taurus years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 1,195 complaints about the 2000 Ford Taurus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Taurus by model year
Other 2000 Ford models
Newest record on this page: May 6, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted