NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Mercury Monterey Recalls
The 2004 Mercury Monterey has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 7, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Mercury Monterey. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 283
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Mercury Monterey, 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 Mercury Monterey
Seats
- Campaign
- 13V081000
- Reported
- March 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 196,667
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 Monterey, 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 Monterey, 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 Monterey, 24 other models
2004 Mercury Monterey complaints by year
NHTSA has received 283 owner complaints about the 2004 Mercury Monterey, the newest on February 3, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (1%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2004 Mercury Monterey, the component group named most often is the power train (72%), followed by the structure (7%) and the seats (6%).
1 of the 2004 Mercury Monterey's 5 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2004 Mercury Monterey owners gave the mileage (272 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train203
- Structure19
- Seats16
- Electrical System11
- Vehicle Speed Control11
- Steering8
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 18 | |
| 2009 | 42 | |
| 2010 | 67 | |
| 2011 | 40 | |
| 2012 | 35 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 14 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Mercury Monterey peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 67. 4% 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 283 complaints about the 2004 Mercury Monterey are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mercury Monterey by model year
Other 2004 Mercury models
Newest record on this page: February 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted