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Ford Mountaineer Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Ford Mountaineer, across 4 model years from 2000 to 2003. The 2002 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (1).

Model years
4

2000–2003, with a recall

Recall campaigns
2
Most recalls
2002

2 recalls

Owner complaints
21

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 21 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford Mountaineer across 5 model years; the most, 11, concern the 2002.

Owners marked a crash on 1 of the Ford Mountaineer complaints (5%) and a fire on 0.

Across all Ford Mountaineer model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 6 complaints), then the vehicle speed control (3).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford Mountaineer in 2007: 9, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Ford Mountaineer is tires: tread/belt, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Ford Mountaineer recall, 04V442000, was reported on September 13, 2004 and concerns the structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments.

Ford Mountaineer years to avoid

Too few Ford Mountaineer model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Ford Mountaineer, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2004044not ranked
2003130not ranked
20022115not ranked
2001111not ranked
2000120not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford Mountaineer years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Ford Mountaineer

  • TIRES:TREAD/BELT3
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS2

Ford Mountaineer model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Ford Mountaineer recall campaign (2)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ford Mountaineer, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
04V442000September 13, 2004structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments2002–2003injury955,732
01X001000tires: tread/belt2000–2002crash, injury and death—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford Mountaineer. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: September 8, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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