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2000 Mercury Mountaineer recalls

The 2000 Mercury Mountaineer is affected by 6 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's records.

At a glance

Recall campaigns
6
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-228 August 18, 2000 Seat belts Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard… 144,435
00V-179 July 5, 2000 Air bags (side/window) Vehicle description: 4-door sport utility vehicles equipped with side air bags. The subject vehicles have a revised level side crash sensor that could deploy the side air bag if the ignition key is in the "run" position and the seatbelt webbing is forcibly extracted from a locked retractor with a jerking motion. 2,300
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

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