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Mercury Mountaineer Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 15 recall campaigns for the Mercury Mountaineer, across 10 model years from 2000 to 2010. The 2000 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2010 (1).

Mercury Mountaineer years to avoid by our method: 2002 (2.9× the median year).

Model years
10

2000–2010, with a recall

Recall campaigns
15
Most recalls
2000

8 recalls

Owner complaints
1,274

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,274 complaints with NHTSA about the Mercury Mountaineer across 11 model years; the most, 372, concern the 2002.

Owners marked a crash on 69 of the Mercury Mountaineer complaints (5%) and a fire on 29.

Across all Mercury Mountaineer model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 359 complaints), then the structure (244).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mercury Mountaineer in 2009: 118, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Mercury Mountaineer is visibility: glass, side/rear, in 8 model-year listings.

The newest Mercury Mountaineer recall, 10V161000, was reported on April 20, 2010 and concerns the seats: front assembly: recliner.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2009 Mercury Mountaineer, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Mercury Mountaineer years to avoid

The 2002 Mercury Mountaineer stands out most: 130 complaints between 2001 and 2005, 39% of them naming the power train.

The 2002 also carries 4 recalls, against a median of 2 for the ranked Mercury Mountaineer years.

The best-measured Mercury Mountaineer years are 2001 (0.2×), 2007 (0.3×) and 2008 (0.5×).

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 Mountaineer, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20101134not ranked
2009061not ranked
200829616
0.5×
200718113
0.3×
2006211731
1.0×
200518218
0.6×
2004121045
1.3×
2003115245
1.2×
2002avoid4372130
2.9×
200142211
0.2×
2000812360
1.2×

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

What gets recalled most on the Mercury Mountaineer

  • VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR8
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER3
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
  • TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES1

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

Every Mercury Mountaineer recall campaign (15)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Mercury Mountaineer, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
10V161000April 20, 2010seats: front assembly: recliner2010crash and injury33,256
09V399000October 13, 2009vehicle speed control2002fire4,500,000
07V453000September 26, 2007power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines2008fire1,497
07V336000August 3, 2007vehicle speed control2000–2001fire3,600,000
05V520000November 9, 2005visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2006crash199,942
03V280000August 5, 2003vehicle speed control: cables2000–2001—448,005
03V281000August 5, 2003seats: front assembly: recliner2000–2001crash1,552,880
01V171000May 24, 2001tires: sidewall2002crash52,000
00V228001August 18, 2000seat belts2000crash144,435
00V179000July 5, 2000air bags: side/window2000injury2,300
00V072000March 7, 2000electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2000crash208,903
00T005000tires: tread/belt2000crash, injury and death—
01I010000visibility: glass, side/rear2002——
06E056000fuel system, gasoline2000–2001fire—
07E104000visibility: glass, side/rear2002–2008crash and injury—

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

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Newest record on this page: September 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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