2000 Ford Crown Victoria Recalls, Complaints & Specs

7 safety recalls list the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria, and owners have filed 85 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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7 safety recalls for the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Tank assembly (fuel system)

   NHTSA 03V472000 Reported November 6, 2003 4,218 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain natural gas vehicles, if a flame from a vehicle interior fire becomes locally directed at the natural gas fuel tank located immediately behind the rear seat, the flame could damage the fiberglass wrap on the tank weakening the tank.

   Remedy: Dealers will install an insulator behind the current seat back. Owner notification began on january 7, 2004. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

2. Integrated jack/leveler/stabilizer (equipment)

   NHTSA 00V200000 Reported July 18, 2000 875,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles have jacking instructions which, if followed, could cause the vehicle operator to place the jack on a frame weld when attempting to raise a rear wheel. If the vehicle is jacked up with the jack placed on the frame weld and if the vehicle is free to roll (wheels not blocked or…

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with a revised jack instruction and stowage card and jack warning label, as well as a supplement to the owner guide.

3. Anchorage (seat belts)

   NHTSA 00V157001 Reported June 12, 2000 1,167 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles using aftermarket driver's seat belt assemblies that were sold by ford parts departments from january 1, through june 13, 2000. These seat belt assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." the equipment involved is service stock seat belt assemblies,…

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the service seat belt assemblies that were installed in these vehicles from january 1 through june 13, 2000.

4. Anchorage (seat belts)

   NHTSA 00V157002 Reported June 12, 2000 1,129 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles using aftermarket front passenger side seat belt assemblies that were sold by ford parts departments from january 1, through june 13, 2000. These seat belt assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." the equipment involved is service stock seat belt…

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the service seat belt assemblies that were installed in these vehicles from january 1 through june 13, 2000.

5. Windshield wiper/washer (visibility)

   NHTSA 00V138000 Reported May 17, 2000 23,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: a windshield wiper control module may not be capable of carrying the current required during high load conditions on the wipers (i.e., ice, snow, or other debris).

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the wiper control modules and replace if necessary.

6. Retractor (seat belts)

   NHTSA 00V083000 Reported March 20, 2000 83 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles may have been built with the left rear seat belt retractor attaching bolts incorrectly tightened.

   Remedy: Dealers will tighten the retractor mounting bolts to the specified torque.

7. Air bags: frontal

   NHTSA 00V050000 Reported February 17, 2000 39 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles may have been built with lower than the intended level of torque on the bolts that attach the air bag electronic crash sensor module to the vehicle.

   Remedy: Dealers will tighten the air bag electronic crash sensor attaching bolts.

85 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria have filed 85 complaints with NHTSA; 6 describe a crash and 2 describe a fire. Reports cite 6 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 97,071 miles. Complaints peaked in 2002 with 12 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Fuel system, gasoline: tank assembly9
• Steering7
• Suspension6
• Tires6
• Engine and engine cooling: engine5
• Exterior lighting: headlights5
• Engine and engine cooling4
• Engine and engine cooling: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe4

What owners are reporting

“Purchased 2 Cooper Endeavor tires July 2022 from a highly popular national retailer, 225/60-R16. The tires were installed professionally by a Ford Dealership. The first of the 2 tires developed a haza”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, December 18, 2024 · Tires

“I was driving nd i didn't see a pot hole so after i drove across it like a mile or more my head light started flicking nd after wen i drove for like 30min they turned of nd it also caused all the ligh”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, March 17, 2020 · Structure

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria (Crown Victoria CNG, Crown Victoria Police). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Compare Ford Crown Victoria model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford Crown Victoria model year in NHTSA's database.

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• F-15037,961 complaints
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• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
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• 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.