Ford Galaxie 500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Ford Galaxie 500 (1973–1974).

Pick your Ford Galaxie 500 model year

• 1973
• 1974

All Ford Galaxie 500 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ford Galaxie 500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Automatic transmission (power train)

   NHTSA 73V181000 Reported September 5, 1973 74,884 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1973, 1974

2. Anchorage (seat belts)

   NHTSA 73V118000 Reported May 21, 1973 11,301 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1973

3. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 73V033000 Reported February 13, 1973 76,670 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1973

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.