Mercury All Full Size Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 1 model year of the Mercury All Full Size (1979).

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• 1979

All Mercury All Full Size recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mercury All Full Size, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Tail lights (exterior lighting)

   NHTSA 78V204000 Reported September 25, 1978 20,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The full size sedans were equipped with incorrect tail lamp sockets and the full size station wagons were installed with incorrect tail lamp and back up lamp sockets. Therefore these vehicles fail to comply with the photometric requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices and associated…

   Remedy: Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace tail lamp and back up lamp sockets without charge to owner.

   Model years: 1979

Other Mercury models

• Sable5,381 complaints
• Grand Marquis3,951 complaints
• Milan2,519 complaints
• Mountaineer1,992 complaints
• Cougar1,893 complaints
• Villager1,725 complaints
• Mariner1,296 complaints
• Mystique1,019 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.