NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Ford Mountaineer Recalls
The 2003 Ford Mountaineer has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 13, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Ford Mountaineer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 3
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2003 Ford Mountaineer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2003 Ford Mountaineer
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 04V442000
- Reported
- September 13, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 955,732
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Mountaineer, 1 other model
2003 Ford Mountaineer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford Mountaineer, the newest on July 11, 2007. Owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2003 Ford Mountaineer, the component group named most often is the latches/locks/linkages (33%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (33%) and the suspension (33%).
The 2003 Ford Mountaineer's only recall does not concern the latches/locks/linkages.
Component groups named in complaints
- Latches/Locks/Linkages1
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
- Suspension1
Of the 2003 Ford Mountaineer complaints, 0% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 3 complaints about the 2003 Ford Mountaineer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Mountaineer by model year
Other 2003 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 11, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted