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Mercury Tracer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 10 safety recalls and 567 owner complaints across 14 model years of the Mercury Tracer (1987–2000). The most-complained-about year is 1997.

10
safety recalls, all years
567
owner complaints, all years
1988
year with most recalls
1997
year with most complaints

Pick your Mercury Tracer model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2000 Mercury Tracer02
1999 Mercury Tracer020
1998 Mercury Tracer044
1997 Mercury Tracer1142
1996 Mercury Tracer012
1995 Mercury Tracer396
1994 Mercury Tracer166
1993 Mercury Tracer062
1992 Mercury Tracer124
1991 Mercury Tracer260
1990 Mercury Tracer02
1989 Mercury Tracer116
1988 Mercury Tracer321
1987 Mercury Tracer10

What Mercury Tracer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 567 complaints with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 142.

All Mercury Tracer recalls (10)

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

  1. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive

    NHTSA 02V323000 Reported 396,217 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    On certain passenger vehicles, the integrated air bag monitor (iabm) can be contaminated with water or other liquids and could experience internal electrical shorting.

    Remedy: Dealers will install the shield over the iabm and apply nyogel grease to the connector. Owner notification began february 11, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date…

    Model years: 1997

  2. Tank assembly (fuel system)

    NHTSA 97V144000 Reported 64,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 1.9l engines, built at the hermosillo or wayne assembly plants and originally sold or currently registered in nevada, florida, hawaii, texas, california, louisiana, georgia, south carolina, mississippi, oklahoma, alabama and arkansas. Cracks can develop in the fuel tank near the heat…

    Remedy: Dealers will remove the heat shield attachments. This will not affect heat shield location or function, as the attachments are intended to keep the shield in place until the fuel tank is installed in the vehicle. After…

    Model years: 1995

  3. Tank assembly (fuel system)

    NHTSA 97V145000 Reported 600 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 1.9l engines, built at the hermosillo assembly plant and originally sold or currently registered in arizona. Cracks can develop in the fuel tank near the heat shield attachment resulting in fuel leakage if the cracks go through the fuel tank wall.

    Remedy: Dealers will remove the heat shield attachments. This will not affect heat shield location or function, as the attachments are intended to keep the shield in place until the fuel tank is installed in the vehicle. After…

    Model years: 1995

  4. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 95V103011 Reported 265,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    The front safety belt buckle release buttons can break. These red plastic release buttons are marked "press." if a button breaks, pieces can fall into the buckle assembly causing the buckle to operate improperly.

    Remedy: Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. They should ensure that both buckles are operating…

    Model years: 1987, 1988, 1989

  5. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 94V218000 Reported 240 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    The driver side air bag module can have an inadequately welded inflator canister.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a new air bag module.

    Model years: 1994, 1995

  6. Electrical system: control module

    NHTSA 93V057000 Reported 91,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    The roll pins securing the ignition lock in the steering column housing can separate or move out of position.

    Remedy: If one or both of the roll pins are missing or not fully inserted, the ignition lock housing will be replaced, along with the door-locks and the liftgate or deck-lid locks so that key compatibility is maintained. If…

    Model years: 1991

  7. Fuel system, gasoline

    NHTSA 92V117000 Reported 22,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Fatigue cracks can develop in the solder joint between the fuel return tube and the fuel pump sending unit located at the top of the fuel tank.

    Remedy: Install a new fuel pump sending assembly.

    Model years: 1991

  8. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 92V103000 Reported 43,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    The stop lamp switches could intermittently malfunction resulting in the stop lamps not illuminating when the brakes are applied.

    Remedy: Replace the faulty stop lamp switches.

    Model years: 1992

  9. Retractor (seat belts)

    NHTSA 89V085000 Reported 66,300 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Some lap shoulder belt retractors were built with certain out of tolerance components.

    Remedy: Replace front lap shoulder belt assemblies, as necessary.

    Model years: 1988

  10. Filler pipe and cap (fuel system)

    NHTSA 87V092000 Reported 191 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Incorrect fuel filler neck attachment screws were used to attach the neck to the rear quarter panels.

    Remedy: Replace incorrect screws with new bolt/washer assemblies.

    Model years: 1988

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.