NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Ford Windstar Recalls
The 2003 Ford Windstar has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 29, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Ford Windstar. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 1,510
- Crashes reported
- 33
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
27 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Ford Windstar, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2003 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 2000–2002 Windstar
Power train: axle assembly
- Campaign
- 12V193000
- Reported
- May 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Windstar
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 12V194000
- Reported
- May 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 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 2000–2002 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 2000–2002 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 2000–2002 Windstar
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 09V399000
- Reported
- October 13, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,500,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Windstar, 10 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 03V459000
- Reported
- November 6, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 257,119
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Windstar
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Windstar, 24 other models
2003 Ford Windstar complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,510 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford Windstar, the newest on July 27, 2026. Of these, 33 describe a crash (2%) and 27 a fire; owners reported 35 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Ford Windstar, the component group named most often is the service brakes (20%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (19%) and the electrical system (19%).
None of the 2003 Ford Windstar's 9 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2003 Ford Windstar owners gave the mileage (1,281 complaints), the median was 98,070 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes296
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic282
- Electrical System280
- Suspension254
- Power Train225
- Structure127
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 48 | |
| 2005 | 24 | |
| 2006 | 19 | |
| 2007 | 40 | |
| 2008 | 115 | |
| 2009 | 131 | |
| 2010 | 232 | |
| 2011 | 171 | |
| 2012 | 162 | |
| 2013 | 121 | |
| 2014 | 158 | |
| 2015 | 81 | |
| 2016 | 57 | |
| 2017 | 42 | |
| 2018 | 23 | |
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Ford Windstar peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 232. 8% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,510 complaints about the 2003 Ford Windstar are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Windstar by model year
Other 2003 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted