Ford Taurus: recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA lists 69 recall campaigns for the Ford Taurus, model years 1977 to 2019. NHTSA has 18,180 complaints on file for this model line. 34 of the 39 model years have a page on this register. By recall campaigns, the Ford Taurus is number 15 of 202 model lines of Ford on the register. Recall campaigns for the Ford Taurus: none in 2024 and 2 in 2025. For all Ford vehicles, the count rose by 123.3%, from 60 in 2024 to 134 in 2025.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 5 Nov 2026. Recall file through 3 Nov 2026.

Model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

Ford Taurus: recall campaigns and complaints for each model year, newest first
Model year	Recall campaigns	Complaints	Share of the line average	Units in the campaigns
2019 Ford Taurus	2	18	4%	1,550,599
2018 Ford Taurus	4	52	11%	1,763,906
2017 Ford Taurus	4	44	9%	315,504
2016 Ford Taurus	4	88	19%	1,762,969
2015 Ford Taurus	6	285	61%	1,760,319
2014 Ford Taurus	5	230	49%	570,971
2013 Ford Taurus	9	585	125%	1,548,116
2012 Ford Taurus	5	79	17%	775,669
2011 Ford Taurus	4	187	40%	772,632
2010 Ford Taurus	3	204	44%	379,009
2009 Ford Taurus	0	64	14%
2008 Ford Taurus	1	175	38%	695
2007 Ford Taurus	0	149	32%
2006 Ford Taurus	2	318	68%	199,961
2005 Ford Taurus	0	774	166%
2004 Ford Taurus	1	375	80%	24,277
2003 Ford Taurus	3	1,223	262%	1,406,609
2002 Ford Taurus	3	1,426	306%	1,376,297
2001 Ford Taurus	9	1,037	222%	3,980,991
2000 Ford Taurus	8	1,195	256%	3,716,463
1999 Ford Taurus	5	874	187%	939,166
1998 Ford Taurus	2	545	117%	578,800
1997 Ford Taurus	3	770	165%	711,800
1996 Ford Taurus	6	825	177%	561,600
1995 Ford Taurus	5	1,205	258%	3,681,660
1994 Ford Taurus	4	923	198%	3,490,900
1993 Ford Taurus	6	1,557	334%	3,772,112
1992 Ford Taurus	5	681	146%	3,640,200
1991 Ford Taurus	4	649	139%	3,888,700
1990 Ford Taurus	6	381	82%	4,245,112
1989 Ford Taurus	5	562	121%	4,519,000
1988 Ford Taurus	5	333	71%	5,564,000
1987 Ford Taurus	8	255	55%	8,919,345
1986 Ford Taurus	8	101	22%	8,923,200
1985 Ford Taurus NHTSA page	0	2	0%
1984 Ford Taurus NHTSA page	0	4	1%
1983 Ford Taurus NHTSA page	0	1	0%
1981 Ford Taurus NHTSA page	0	2	0%
1977 Ford Taurus NHTSA page	0	2	0%

The share is the complaints of the model year divided by the average of the line for one model year. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.

A model year with fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints has no page here. The link in its row opens its NHTSA page.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Components in the complaints

24,017 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Ford Taurus: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Suspension	140.2	3,366
Engine and Engine Cooling	136.7	3,283
Power Train	126.4	3,035
Vehicle Speed Control	88.6	2,128
Electrical System	71.8	1,725
Steering	60.2	1,446
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	51.5	1,238
Structure	45.3	1,088
Visibility	43.1	1,036
Air Bags	37.1	890

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name the Ford Taurus, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1998, with 8 campaigns.

Complaints about the Ford Taurus, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 1,783 complaints.

Other model lines of the make

F-150172 campaigns
Explorer142 campaigns
Escape95 campaigns
Fusion46 campaigns
Focus36 campaigns
Windstar33 campaigns
Edge43 campaigns
Expedition77 campaigns
Mustang105 campaigns
Ranger102 campaigns
F-250 SD70 campaigns
F-25054 campaigns
Escort35 campaigns
Freestyle2 campaigns
F-350 SD80 campaigns
Fiesta15 campaigns
Contour22 campaigns
Crown Victoria47 campaigns
F-35050 campaigns
Freestar5 campaigns
Thunderbird50 campaigns
Aerostar23 campaigns
Flex14 campaigns
Ecosport6 campaigns
Escape Hybrid2 campaigns
Bronco83 campaigns
Bronco Sport32 campaigns
Fusion Hybrid2 campaigns
Tempo11 campaigns
Probe8 campaigns
Excursion11 campaigns
E-350101 campaigns
Five Hundred3 campaigns
E-15048 campaigns
Econoline58 campaigns
Maverick Hybrid1 campaign
F15046 campaigns
Transit65 campaigns
Explorer Sport5 campaigns
Explorer Sport Trac7 campaigns
Mustang GT1 campaign
Mustang Mach E22 campaigns
F-150 Hybrid2 campaigns
Transit Connect32 campaigns
F-550 SD72 campaigns
F-450 SD89 campaigns
E-45050 campaigns
F Super Duty12 campaigns
F25073 campaigns
C-Max12 campaigns
Maverick55 campaigns
Fusion Energi2 campaigns
Ford23 campaigns
F Series10 campaigns
E-25073 campaigns
Ford Truck8 campaigns
F-150 Lightning BEV15 campaigns
Bronco II10 campaigns
Aspire2 campaigns
5001 campaign

Ford: all 202 model lines

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Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 3 Nov 2026
Complaint file through: 5 Nov 2026
Manufacturer in the recall file: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

Which Ford Taurus model years have the most recall campaigns?: 2013 with 9, 2001 with 9, 2000 with 8. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
Which Ford Taurus model year has the most complaints?: The 1993 model year, with 1,557 of the 18,180 complaints for the line. A newer model year has had less time to get complaints.
Which components do the complaints about the Ford Taurus name?: Suspension: 140.2 per 1,000 component mentions. Engine and Engine Cooling: 136.7 per 1,000 component mentions. Power Train: 126.4 per 1,000 component mentions.
How many NHTSA investigations name the Ford Taurus?: 66 investigations name one or more model years of the line. The page of each model year lists its investigations.