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Ford 500

Every Ford 500 model year on file, 1979 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years20417 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years41979 to 2007
Recall campaigns0Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3Summed across model years
By model year

The 2005 model year drew the most complaints, 99, 49% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0255075100197920059920062007
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Ford 500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
59
Engine and cooling
57
Speed control
50
Electrical system
41
Fuel system
20
Lighting
11
Structure
10
Airbags
9
Brakes
7
Stability and traction control
5
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford 500 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford 500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2007Sedan3710.889001
2006Sedan6810.3142001
2005Sedan996.1206001
1979Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford 500

No recall campaign lists this model.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.