Mercury Tracer Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns covering at least one Mercury Tracer model year (1987–1997). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Mercury Tracer recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 1987–1997
Campaign	1987	1988	1989	1991	1992	1994	1995	1997
02V323000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered
97V144000 Fuel system	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered
97V145000 Fuel system	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered
95V103011 Seat belt	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
94V218000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered
93V057000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
92V117000 Fuel system	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
92V103000 Brake	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
89V085000 Seat belt	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
87V092000 Fuel system	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 10 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 1997 Mercury Tracer. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 02V323000 Filed Dec 9, 2002

FORD/INTEGRATED AIR BAG MONITOR CONTAMINATION

Air bags · frontal · sensor/control module-inactive

Repair progress not yet reported396,217 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 02V323000

Listed for 1995 Mercury Tracer. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 97V144000 Filed Sep 3, 1997

FORD/FUEL TANK

Fuel system, gasoline · storage · tank assembly

Repair progress not yet reported64,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 97V144000

Listed for 1995 Mercury Tracer. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 97V145000 Filed Sep 3, 1997

FORD/FUEL TANK

Fuel system, gasoline · storage · tank assembly

Repair progress not yet reported600 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 97V145000

Listed for 1987, 1988, 1989 Mercury Tracer. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 95V103011 Filed Jun 27, 1995

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE RESTRAINTS:BELT BUCKLES

Seat belts · front · buckle assembly

Repair progress not yet reported265,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 95V103011

Listed for 1994, 1995 Mercury Tracer. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 94V218000 Filed Nov 10, 1994

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG:DRIVER

Air bags · frontal

Repair progress not yet reported240 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 94V218000

Listed for 1991 Mercury Tracer. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 93V057000 Filed Apr 15, 1993

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT

Electrical system · ignition · anti-theft · control module

Repair progress not yet reported91,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 93V057000

Listed for 1991 Mercury Tracer. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 92V117000 Filed Aug 19, 1992

FUEL:FUEL SYSTEMS

Fuel system, gasoline

Repair progress not yet reported22,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 92V117000

Listed for 1992 Mercury Tracer. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 92V103000 Filed Jul 13, 1992

LIGHTING:SWITCH:BUTTON:RING:BRAKE LIGHTS

Exterior lighting · brake lights · switch

Repair progress not yet reported43,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 92V103000

Listed for 1988 Mercury Tracer. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 89V085000 Filed May 22, 1989

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE RESTRAINTS:BELT RETRACTORS

Seat belts · front · retractor

Repair progress not yet reported66,300 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 89V085000

Listed for 1988 Mercury Tracer. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 87V092000 Filed Jun 15, 1987

FUEL:FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY:PIPE:FILLER:NECK

Fuel system, gasoline · storage · tank assembly · filler pipe and cap

Repair progress not yet reported191 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 87V092000

Where to next

Mercury Tracer problems by yearModel overview →Which Tracer years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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