Ford 500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 204 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Ford 500 (1979–2007). The most-complained-about year is 2005.
Pick your Ford 500 model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 Ford 500 | 0 | 37 |
| 2006 Ford 500 | 0 | 68 |
| 2005 Ford 500 | 0 | 99 |
| 1979 Ford 500 | 1 | 0 |
What Ford 500 owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 204 complaints with NHTSA. The 2005 model year has the most, with 99.
All Ford 500 recalls (1)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ford 500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)
Some vehicles were produced with brake control valves and brake tubes intended for use in vehicles without trailer tow packages.
Remedy: Dealer will replace brake control valve and connecting brake tube.
Model years: 1979
Other Ford models
- F-15037,961 complaints
- Explorer34,566 complaints
- Escape27,430 complaints
- Fusion22,405 complaints
- Focus22,096 complaints
- Taurus18,159 complaints
- Windstar14,158 complaints
- Edge14,065 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.