Ford P500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 15 model years of the Ford P500 (1965–1979).

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All Ford P500 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ford P500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 84V105000 Reported September 11, 1984 13,500 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Fan blades and arms may crack and chip, during normal vehicle service.

   Remedy: Engine cooling fans will be replaced.

   Model years: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979

2. Switch (exterior lighting)

   NHTSA 79V218000 Reported September 25, 1979 3,100 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The stop lamp switch may have been installed in a low pressure part of the hydraulic brake system. Consequently, there may be insufficient pressure to actuate the lamp switch and illuminate the stop lamps during light brake applications.

   Remedy: The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, relocate the stop lamp switch in the brake system.

   Model years: 1976, 1977

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.