NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Mercury Mountaineer Recalls
The 2000 Mercury Mountaineer has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 3, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Mercury Mountaineer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 123
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Mercury Mountaineer, 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 Mercury Mountaineer
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 07V336000
- Reported
- August 3, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,600,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Mountaineer, 7 other models
Vehicle speed control: cables
- Campaign
- 03V280000
- Reported
- August 5, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 448,005
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Mountaineer, 1 other model
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 03V281000
- Reported
- August 5, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,552,880
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Mountaineer, 3 other models
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
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 00V179000
- Reported
- July 5, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,300
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Campaign
- 00V072000
- Reported
- March 7, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,903
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Tires: tread/belt
- Campaign
- 00T005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Mountaineer, 24 other models
2000 Mercury Mountaineer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 123 owner complaints about the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer, the newest on March 27, 2025. Of these, 15 describe a crash (12%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (23%), followed by the tires (18%) and the electrical system (15%).
2 of the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer's 8 recalls also concern the vehicle speed control.
Where 2000 Mercury Mountaineer owners gave the mileage (60 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control28
- Tires22
- Electrical System19
- Power Train15
- Air Bags9
- Seats7
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 28 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 15 | |
| 2003 | 15 | |
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer peaked in 2000, when NHTSA received 28. 49% 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 Mercury Mountaineer drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Mercury Mountaineer year in the same window: 4th highest of the 9 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 123 complaints about the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2000 Mercury Mountaineer crash tests and safety technology
For the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer, NHTSA lists no electronic stability control, forward collision warning or lane departure warning.
Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Mercury Mountaineer by model year
Other 2000 Mercury models
Newest record on this page: March 27, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted