NHTSA Safety Recalls
Mercury Montego Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the Mercury Montego, across 2 model years from 2005 to 2007. The 2005 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2007 (1).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 3
- Most recalls
- 2005
- Owner complaints
- 259
2005–2007, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 259 complaints with NHTSA about the Mercury Montego across 4 model years; the most, 135, concern the 2005.
Owners marked a crash on 16 of the Mercury Montego complaints (6%) and a fire on 3.
Across all Mercury Montego model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 87 complaints), then the vehicle speed control (51).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mercury Montego in 2011: 41, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Mercury Montego is fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Mercury Montego recall, 11V355000, was reported on July 13, 2011 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2006 Mercury Montego, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Mercury Montego years to avoid
Too few Mercury Montego model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mercury Montego years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Mercury Montego
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP1
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING1
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
Mercury Montego model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Mercury Montego recall campaign (3)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11V355000July 13, 2011 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap | 2007 | fire | 2,945 |
| 06V383000October 5, 2006 | latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 2005 | — | 139,537 |
| 05V515000November 9, 2005 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting | 2005 | fire | 123,206 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mercury Montego. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: May 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted