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Mercury Monterey Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the Mercury Monterey, across 4 model years from 2004 to 2007. The 2004 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2007 (2).

Model years
4

2004–2007, with a recall

Recall campaigns
6
Most recalls
2004

5 recalls

Owner complaints
453

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 453 complaints with NHTSA about the Mercury Monterey across 4 model years; the most, 283, concern the 2004.

Owners marked a crash on 4 of the Mercury Monterey complaints (1%) and a fire on 6.

Across all Mercury Monterey model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 338 complaints), then the structure (27).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mercury Monterey in 2010: 94, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Mercury Monterey is fuel system, gasoline, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Mercury Monterey recall, 13V081000, was reported on March 7, 2013 and concerns the seats.

Mercury Monterey years to avoid

Too few Mercury Monterey model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 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 Mercury Monterey, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2007271not ranked
20063443not ranked
200541198not ranked
2004528311not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Mercury Monterey

  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4
  • SEATS4
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE2
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS1
  • WHEELS:HUB1

Mercury Monterey model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Mercury Monterey recall campaign (6)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Mercury Monterey, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
13V081000March 7, 2013seats2004–2007crash and injury196,667
12V006000January 9, 2012power train: automatic transmission2004–2005crash206,452
06V069000March 9, 2006structure: body: hatchback/liftgate2005–2006injury12,728
04V446000September 13, 2004wheels: hub2004crash34,013
03V457000November 6, 2003steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2004fire23,996
06E056000fuel system, gasoline2004–2007fire—

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

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Newest record on this page: February 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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