1999 Mercury Villager: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1999 Mercury Villager. The newest campaign is 00V292001. NHTSA received the report on 10 Oct 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Rack and Pinion. NHTSA has 185 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 00V292001, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the vehicles and, if the bolts are missing, will replace the steering gear mounting bolts. All bolts will be tightened to the specified torque. Owner notification began november 28, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

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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.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 113,888 units in total.

00V29200110 Oct 2000Steering / Rack and Pinion
99V34700110 Dec 1999Exterior Lighting / Tail Lights
99V2050013 Aug 1999Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
99V05600130 Mar 1999Seats

00V292001Received 10 Oct 2000. 67,200 units.
Steering / Rack and Pinion
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: mini vans. One or more of the five bolts that mount the rack and pinion steering gear to the vehicle may have been incorrectly tightened.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
There could be a looseness in the steering, which may be accompanied by noise or vibration.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicles and, if the bolts are missing, will replace the steering gear mounting bolts. All bolts will be tightened to the specified torque. Owner notification began november 28, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 00S33. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 Nov 2000.
99V347001Received 10 Dec 1999. 41,891 units.
Exterior Lighting / Tail Lights
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: minivans. The tail light socket may have been improperly molded, resulting in the locking tab having insufficient force to retain the bulb.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the bulb falls out of the socket, the brake or tail lamp function cannot occur.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the tail lamp sockets.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 99S36. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 19 Jan 2000.
99V205001Received 3 Aug 1999. 2,785 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: mini vans. The fuel tank retention strap (two straps per vehicle) can break at the spot welds causing an underbody rattle.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
There is also a potential for fuel tank separation or fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the fuel tank retention straps.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 99S21. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Aug 1999.
99V056001Received 30 Mar 1999. 2,012 units.
Seats
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: mini vans. The affected vehicles may have a second row right hand side captain chair that has inadequate lubrication of the easy entry and exit latch system. In some cases, the actuator spring in the latch could deform after repeated use, causing the latch to remain in the unlatched position. If this occurs, the seat will slide freely on the seat track and the springs on the track will move the seat to the easy entry position toward the front of the vehicle.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An unlatched seat track could result in an increased risk of injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the seat track for the second row right hand side captain's chair, which includes the easy entry and exit latch mechanism.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 99S08. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 May 1999.

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Complaints by component

185 complaints, 252 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.

1999 Mercury Villager
All 1999 vehicles

1999 Mercury Villager: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1999 Villager	All 1999 vehicles	Villager, all years	Mentions
Vehicle Speed Control	365.1	41.7	87.1	92
Exterior Lighting	75.4	21.6	46.3	19
Power Train	51.6	91.9	44.4	13
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	47.6	130.8	81.2	12
Structure	43.7	52.6	60.3	11
Steering	43.7	50.5	21.8	11
Suspension	39.7	89.8	24.5	10
Fuel System, Gasoline	39.7	28.6	104.3	10
Electrical System	39.7	84.5	35.8	10
Engine and Engine Cooling	35.7	120.2	193.7	9

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.

Complaints that report a crash: 11
Complaints that report a fire: 3
Injuries in the complaints: 8
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 3 Feb 2015

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

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.

Complaints about the 1999 Mercury Villager, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2001, with 34 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1999 Mercury Villager
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE04020	Preliminary evaluation	FAILING HEADLIGHTS	Exterior Lighting / Headlights	26 Feb 2004	24 Jun 2004

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

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

19920
19935
19943
19953
19962
19973
19982
19994
20002
20011
20020

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 1999 Mercury VillagerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1999 Mercury Villager: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercury/villager/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Mercury Villager?: 113,888 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mercury Villager have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 17 recall campaigns for the Mercury Villager, model years 1992 to 2002. 4 of them name the 1999 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Mercury Villager name most often?: Vehicle Speed Control: 92 of 252 component mentions, or 365.1 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 41.7 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Mercury Villager open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.