NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Ford Windstar Recalls
The 2000 Ford Windstar has 16 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 29, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Ford Windstar. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 16
- Owner complaints
- 1,675
- Crashes reported
- 62
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
55 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Ford Windstar, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
16 recalls on the 2000 Ford Windstar
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 15V608000
- Reported
- September 29, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 283,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Windstar
Power train: axle assembly
- Campaign
- 12V193000
- Reported
- May 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Windstar
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 12V194000
- Reported
- May 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Windstar
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 12V195000
- Reported
- May 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Windstar
Structure: frame and members: underbody shields
- Campaign
- 11V030000
- Reported
- January 26, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 425,288
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Windstar
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 10V385000
- Reported
- August 26, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 492,650
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Windstar
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 09V399000
- Reported
- October 13, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,500,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Windstar, 10 other models
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 02V072000
- Reported
- March 11, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 417,037
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Windstar
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 01V261000
- Reported
- August 15, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 598,256
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Windstar
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
- Campaign
- 01V262000
- Reported
- August 15, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 413,245
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Windstar
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 01V207000
- Reported
- June 22, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Windstar
Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash
- Campaign
- 00V351000
- Reported
- October 30, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 180,000
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 118, power windows and roof panels
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Ford Windstar
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
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 00V164000
- Reported
- June 19, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Ford Windstar
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 00V020000
- Reported
- January 31, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,475
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Ford Windstar
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Windstar, 24 other models
2000 Ford Windstar complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,675 owner complaints about the 2000 Ford Windstar, the newest on June 11, 2025. Of these, 62 describe a crash (4%) and 55 a fire; owners reported 61 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2000 Ford Windstar, the component group named most often is the suspension (21%), followed by the power train (16%) and the electrical system (13%).
4 of the 2000 Ford Windstar's 16 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2000 Ford Windstar owners gave the mileage (1,152 complaints), the median was 104,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension356
- Power Train271
- Electrical System222
- Structure216
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic204
- Vehicle Speed Control138
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77 | |
| 2001 | 88 | |
| 2002 | 95 | |
| 2003 | 119 | |
| 2004 | 91 | |
| 2005 | 86 | |
| 2006 | 40 | |
| 2007 | 35 | |
| 2008 | 116 | |
| 2009 | 154 | |
| 2010 | 329 | |
| 2011 | 101 | |
| 2012 | 85 | |
| 2013 | 64 | |
| 2014 | 69 | |
| 2015 | 47 | |
| 2016 | 26 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Ford Windstar peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 329. 23% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,675 complaints about the 2000 Ford Windstar are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Windstar by model year
Other 2000 Ford models
Newest record on this page: June 11, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted