NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Ford Taurus X Recalls
The 2008 Ford Taurus X has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 26, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Ford Taurus X. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 153
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Ford Taurus X, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2008 Ford Taurus X
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V247000
- Reported
- April 26, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 695
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Taurus X, 4 other models
2008 Ford Taurus X complaints by year
NHTSA has received 153 owner complaints about the 2008 Ford Taurus X, the newest on July 17, 2025. Of these, 4 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Ford Taurus X, the component group named most often is the steering (27%), followed by the power train (27%) and the vehicle speed control (17%).
The 2008 Ford Taurus X's only recall does not concern the steering.
Where 2008 Ford Taurus X owners gave the mileage (137 complaints), the median was 60,660 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering42
- Power Train41
- Vehicle Speed Control26
- Structure15
- Electrical System10
- Suspension9
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 20 | |
| 2011 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Ford Taurus X peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 20. 35% arrived between 2007 and 2011, 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 153 complaints about the 2008 Ford Taurus X are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Taurus X by model year
Other 2008 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 17, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted