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Mercury Sable

Every Mercury Sable model year on file, 1981 to 2009. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years5,381572 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years271981 to 2009

Recall campaigns52Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins2,127Summed across model years

By model year

The 1993 model year drew the most complaints, 674

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

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

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Mercury Sable complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

1,248

Suspension

900

Powertrain

800

Speed control

509

Brakes

452

Electrical system

441

Structure

333

Steering

315

Lighting

297

Visibility and wipers

276

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Mercury Sable 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.

Mercury Sable by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2009	Sedan	20	10.0	71	0	0	7
2008	Sedan	61	18.0	169	1	1	14
2006	Not decoded	1	100.0	100	0	0	3
2005	Sedan	83	4.8	173	1	2	29
2004	Sedan	52	5.8	130	2	2	53
2003	Sedan	201	7.0	609	4	4	66
2002	Sedan	440	9.5	1,692	4	4	97
2001	Sedan	430	9.8	1,955	9	8	106
2000	Sedan	464	9.7	1,473	7	9	174
1999	Sedan	258	11.2	1,173	5	2	171
1998	Sedan	190	18.4	792	2	0	184
1997	Sedan	228	8.8	1,200	3	0	244
1996	Sedan	304	11.5	1,520	5	0	261
1995	Sedan	350	8.0	1,892	6	4	116
1994	Sedan	387	7.0	2,419	5	4	103
1993	Sedan	674	4.5	2,808	8	11	101
1992	Sedan	364	5.5	2,022	5	11	77
1991	Sedan	221	10.0	1,163	5	11	66
1990	Sedan	166	19.9	1,660	7	11	62
1989	Sedan	238	32.8	2,380	8	16	50
1988	Wagon	126	24.6	1,800	6	20	51
1987	Sedan	76	15.8	1,086	9	22	43
1986	Sedan	46	17.4	657	9	20	40
1985	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	1	3
1984	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	0	0	2
1982	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	2
1981	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	2

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercury Sable

16V-247 Apr 26, 2016
Driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash
Airbags · 695 vehicles
16E-026 Apr 1, 2016
These brake pads, manufactured October 1, 2014, to October 31, 2015 are intended for use on 2001-2007 Ford Taurus, 2001-2005 Mercury Sable,…
Brakes · 50k vehicles
04V-332 Jul 15, 2004
On certain passenger vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa,…
Suspension · 899k vehicles
04V-330 Jul 8, 2004
Certain passenger vehicles equipped with power adjustable seats may have been inadequately welded
Seats · 24k vehicles
04V-106 Mar 2, 2004
Certain passenger vehicles are being recalled to correct a problem with a malfunctioning stop lamp switch and/or associated wiring
Lighting · 939k vehicles
04V-105 Mar 2, 2004
On certain vehicles, the air filter paper in these vehicles can smolder or burn
Engine and cooling · 400k vehicles
03V-087 Mar 10, 2003
Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, "windshield mounting." the…
Visibility and wipers · 68k vehicles
02V-266 Oct 2, 2002
Certain passenger vehicles equipped with adjustable padels are being recalled in order to adjust the brake and accelerator pedals to a minimum of…
Brakes · 370k vehicles
01V-390 Dec 21, 2001
Vehicle description: taurus/sable vehicles equipped with 3.0l and 3.8l engines and mustang vehicles with 3.8l and 5.0l engines
Engine and cooling · 695k vehicles
01I-011 Dec 21, 2001
This is not a safety recall in accordance with the safety act
Engine and cooling · 695k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.