# Recalls that may apply to the 2005 Mercury Monterey

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

## United States (NHTSA), as of 2026-10-19

- [13V081000](/recalls/nhtsa/13V081000.md), 2013-03-07: SEATS. Ford is recalling certain model year 2004\-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles manufactured from March 24, 2003, through November 7, 2006, equipped with a third row seat and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.  The third row stowable seat can experience corrosion and structural degradation at the seat anchor mechanism mounted to the rear wheel wells.  As a result of the corrosion, the third row seat may not fully latch into its seating position. Built 2003\-03\-24 to 2006\-11\-07.
- [12V006000](/recalls/nhtsa/12V006000.md), 2012-01-09: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND MERCURY MONTEREY VEHICLES.  THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT MAY FAIL.
- [06V069000](/recalls/nhtsa/06V069000.md), 2006-03-09: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. ON CERTAIN VANS EQUIPPED WITH THE POWER LIFTGATE OPTION, THE POWER LIFTGATE MOTOR AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGES AFTER THE LIFTGATE IS POWERED OPEN. Built 2004\-04\-13 to 2005\-12\-13.

## Canada (Transport Canada), as of 2026-10-19

None found.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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