NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Ford Freestyle Recalls
The 2006 Ford Freestyle has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 5, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Ford Freestyle. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 1,300
- Crashes reported
- 42
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
10 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Ford Freestyle, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2006 Ford Freestyle
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 06V383000
- Reported
- October 5, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 139,537
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Freestyle, 2 other models
2006 Ford Freestyle complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,300 owner complaints about the 2006 Ford Freestyle, the newest on June 12, 2026. Of these, 42 describe a crash (3%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Ford Freestyle, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (46%), followed by the power train (37%) and the engine and engine cooling (11%).
The 2006 Ford Freestyle's only recall does not concern the vehicle speed control.
Where 2006 Ford Freestyle owners gave the mileage (1,186 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control602
- Power Train484
- Engine And Engine Cooling144
- Engine114
- Fuel System, Gasoline85
- Electrical System84
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 21 | |
| 2008 | 23 | |
| 2009 | 46 | |
| 2010 | 215 | |
| 2011 | 466 | |
| 2012 | 232 | |
| 2013 | 76 | |
| 2014 | 58 | |
| 2015 | 51 | |
| 2016 | 29 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 16 | |
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Ford Freestyle peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 466. 8% 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: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,300 complaints about the 2006 Ford Freestyle are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2006 Ford Freestyle crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2006 Ford Freestyle: 4-door with side airbags and 4-door.
For the 2006 Ford Freestyle, NHTSA lists no electronic stability control, forward collision warning or lane departure warning.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2006 Ford Freestyle rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 13.3% (4 stars). Of 99 other 2006 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 72 (73%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 11.1%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 2371, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2006 Ford Freestyle: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Ford Freestyle by model year
Other 2006 Ford models
Newest record on this page: June 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted