NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Ford Freestar Recalls
The 2006 Ford Freestar has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 7, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Ford Freestar. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 356
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Ford Freestar, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2006 Ford Freestar
Seats
- Campaign
- 13V081000
- Reported
- March 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 196,667
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007 Freestar, 1 other model
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 06V069000
- Reported
- March 9, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,728
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Freestar, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007 Freestar, 24 other models
2006 Ford Freestar complaints by year
NHTSA has received 356 owner complaints about the 2006 Ford Freestar, the newest on March 17, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (1%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2006 Ford Freestar, the component group named most often is the power train (71%), followed by the electrical system (11%) and the engine (9%).
None of the 2006 Ford Freestar's 3 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2006 Ford Freestar owners gave the mileage (325 complaints), the median was 95,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train254
- Electrical System40
- Engine31
- Vehicle Speed Control19
- Unknown Or Other13
- Seats12
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 17 | |
| 2010 | 18 | |
| 2011 | 27 | |
| 2012 | 62 | |
| 2013 | 57 | |
| 2014 | 37 | |
| 2015 | 34 | |
| 2016 | 27 | |
| 2017 | 18 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Ford Freestar peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 62. 10% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 356 complaints about the 2006 Ford Freestar are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2006 Ford Freestar crash tests and safety technology
On the 2006 Ford Freestar, in the side barrier test the front seat scored 4 stars and the rear seat 5.
For the 2006 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 2006 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 99 other 2006 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 79 (80%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 11.1%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 1726, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2006 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 2006 Ford models
Newest record on this page: March 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted