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Mercury Monarch Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 13 safety recalls and 2 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Mercury Monarch (1975–1979). The most-complained-about year is 1977.

13
safety recalls, all years
2
owner complaints, all years
1976
year with most recalls
1977
year with most complaints

Pick your Mercury Monarch model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1979 Mercury Monarch30
1978 Mercury Monarch10
1977 Mercury Monarch42
1976 Mercury Monarch50
1975 Mercury Monarch30

What Mercury Monarch owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The 1977 model year has the most, with 2.

All Mercury Monarch recalls (13)

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

  1. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 84V078000 Reported 810,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Blades may crack and may, over a period of time, loosen from fan assembly.

    Remedy: Fan assembly will be replaced without charge.

    Model years: 1978, 1979

  2. Windshield (visibility)

    NHTSA 79V272000 Reported 56 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Windshields may have been installed on these vehicles without the application of a butyl primer on the mounting surface of the glazing. The primer is required to ensure adequate retention of the windshield to its opening flange. This constitutes a non-compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, "windshield mounting".

    Remedy: Dealer will reinstall the windshield correctly without charge to owner.

    Model years: 1979

  3. Pedals and linkages (service brakes)

    NHTSA 79V117000 Reported 82,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    The involved vehicles were produced with brake push-rod to brake pedal retaining pins which were not heat-treated as specified. This could allow the brake pedal to become disengaged from the push-rod.

    Remedy: Dealer will replace the suspect brake retaining pin.

    Model years: 1979

  4. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 78V226000 Reported 120,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    The engine cooling fan blades may crack under high speed operating conditions. Fragments may separate and damage the engine components, and if the hood is open and the engine is running, blade fragments could fly out from the vehicle and injure nearby persons.

    Remedy: The dealer will, where necessary, install a new fan free of charge.

    Model years: 1976, 1977

  5. Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)

    NHTSA 77V218000 Reported 40,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    On the involved vehicles, the manual steering gears may contain steering gear recirculatory balls that could fracture. This fracturing is a result of improper heat-treatment during manufacture and can eventually cause increased steering effort.

    Remedy: The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the ball bearings of the steering gear, without charge to owner.

    Model years: 1977

  6. Column shift (power train)

    NHTSA 77V140000 Reported 9,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    The involved vehicles were fitted with tilt steering columns containing transmission control inserts intended for trucks rather than passenger vehicles. This may cause the transmission selector pointer to be misaligned and the possibility of starting the engine when the selector is between the neutral (n) and drive (d) detents and the…

    Remedy: Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the transmission shift control insert, without charge to owner.

    Model years: 1977

  7. Suspension: upper arm

    NHTSA 76V183000 Reported 34,160 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1976

  8. Anchorage (seat belts)

    NHTSA 76V180000 Reported 80,402 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1976, 1977

  9. Cables (vehicle speed control)

    NHTSA 76V067000 Reported 410,580 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1976

  10. Suspension

    NHTSA 75V176000 Reported 1,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1976

  11. Suspension: upper arm

    NHTSA 74V235000 Reported 32,003 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1975

  12. Electrical system: front underhood

    NHTSA 74V160000 Reported 8,460 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1975

  13. Defroster/defogger/hvac system (visibility)

    NHTSA 74V139000 Reported 2,280 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1975

Other Mercury models

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.