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1999 Mercury Mountaineer recalls

The 1999 Mercury Mountaineer is affected by 7 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's records.

At a glance

Recall campaigns
7
Most recent
August 3, 2007

Source: NHTSA recall records

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedPartProblemVehicles
07V-336 August 3, 2007 Vehicle speed control On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn. 3,600,000
03V-280 August 5, 2003 Vehicle speed control (cables) On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with speed control and 4.0l sohc engines, if the strand cover on the speed control cable becomes flared at the end, the speed control cable may bind when the speed control is activated. 448,005
03V-281 August 5, 2003 Seats (front assembly, recliner) On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with high back seats, the upper bolt on the driver's side high back seat, that attaches the seat recliner mechanism to the seat back frame, could fracture. If the bolt fractures and does not jam in the seat back frame, the seat back may recline until it makes contact with an… 1,552,880
00V-072 March 7, 2000 Electrical system (wiring, fuses and circuit breakers) Vehicle description: multi-purpose vehicles equipped with 4.0l engines and all-time 4-wheel drive (a4wd) powertrains. The generic electronic module (gem) could experience a condition referred to as "lock-up" in which the gem controlled electronic functions (e.g., front windshield wipers, interior lights, 4x4 system… 208,903
99V-164 June 29, 1999 Latches/locks/linkages (hood, latch) Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The secondary hood latch may corrode at the latch pivot and stick in the open position. 854,288
99V-123 May 18, 1999 Service brakes, hydraulic (foundation components, hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The right front brake line to the hydraulic control unit (hcu) connection could separate causing the line to leak when the brake pedal is applied. 15,681
99V-062 March 30, 1999 Vehicle speed control Vehicle description: certain 1997-1999 rhd explorer equipped with 4.0l ohv/sohc engines and cruise control built from may 29, 1996 through march 4, 1999; 1998-1999 explorer/mountaineers equipped with 4.0l ohv/sohc or 5.0l engines or 1998-1999 rangers equipped with 2.5l, 3.0l ffv/efi or 4.0l engines and cruise control… 898,739

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