NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Ford Freestar Recalls
The 2004 Ford Freestar has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 7, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Ford Freestar. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 1,227
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Ford Freestar, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2004 Ford Freestar
Seats
- Campaign
- 13V081000
- Reported
- March 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 196,667
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 Freestar, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 12V006000
- Reported
- January 9, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 206,452
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Freestar, 1 other model
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 04V446000
- Reported
- September 13, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34,013
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 03V457000
- Reported
- November 6, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,996
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 Freestar, 24 other models
2004 Ford Freestar complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,227 owner complaints about the 2004 Ford Freestar, the newest on July 11, 2025. Of these, 16 describe a crash (1%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 21 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2004 Ford Freestar, the component group named most often is the power train (69%), followed by the electrical system (10%) and the structure (8%).
1 of the 2004 Ford Freestar's 5 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2004 Ford Freestar owners gave the mileage (1,091 complaints), the median was 86,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train851
- Electrical System118
- Structure94
- Seats86
- Engine69
- Engine And Engine Cooling49
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28 | |
| 2006 | 15 | |
| 2007 | 35 | |
| 2008 | 103 | |
| 2009 | 171 | |
| 2010 | 193 | |
| 2011 | 170 | |
| 2012 | 177 | |
| 2013 | 107 | |
| 2014 | 50 | |
| 2015 | 38 | |
| 2016 | 32 | |
| 2017 | 31 | |
| 2018 | 18 | |
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2004 Ford Freestar peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 193. 8% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,227 complaints about the 2004 Ford Freestar are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2004 Ford Freestar crash tests and safety technology
On the 2004 Ford Freestar, in the side barrier test the front seat scored 4 stars and the rear seat 5.
For the 2004 Ford Freestar, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as an option and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2004 Ford Freestar rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 14.7% (4 stars). All 4 Freestar years NHTSA rated from 2004 on share that figure. Of 73 other 2004 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 67 (92%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 10.9%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 1126, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2004 Ford Freestar: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Ford Freestar by model year
Other 2004 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 11, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted