FORD · vehicle model
FORD AEROSTAR
3,109 NHTSA complaints and 0 safety recalls across model years 1986–2000.
- Complaints
- 3,109
- Recalls
- 0
- Model years
- 15
The FORDAEROSTAR appears in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database with 3,109 consumer safety complaints and 0 recall campaigns across 15 model years (1986–2000). That averages roughly 207 complaints per model year. Report counts can differ between model years for many reasons; this dataset does not establish the cause of a difference.
Complaint volume on a nameplate alone is not a reliability verdict: a long-running bestseller can accumulate more filings than a low-volume niche model because more vehicles are on the road. The table below shows report counts and published NHTSA crash-test ratings side by side for each model year. The filing-year histogram shows the timing of submitted reports, not a causal trend.
NHTSA has 179 investigation files tied to this model, with 6 currently open. Investigation records, complaint reports, and recall campaigns each provide different context. Use the official NHTSA VIN lookup and the underlying notices to research a specific vehicle; PlainCars does not infer a vehicle-risk or pricing conclusion from these records.
Complaints by Year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 |
| 1999 | 13 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1997 | 83 |
| 1996 | 124 |
| 1995 | 204 |
| 1994 | 384 |
| 1993 | 541 |
| 1992 | 439 |
| 1991 | 282 |
| 1990 | 254 |
| 1989 | 328 |
| 1988 | 230 |
| 1987 | 140 |
| 1986 | 72 |
Complaint Filing Trend
NHTSA complaint volume by year filed (not model year).
Year filed (bar labels show the complaint count).
Compare FORDAEROSTAR to Similar Vehicles
NHTSA Investigations 6 Open
Timing Belt Failure
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illuminated
Unintended Transmission Downshift and Rear Wheel Lock-up
Timing Belt Failure
Underbody shields detachment
B-Pillar Trim Detachment
Unintended Transmission Downshift and Rear Wheel Lock-up
Collisions Involving Ford BlueCruise
Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner Inadvertent Deployment
Loss of Motive Power
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Data sources
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. FORD AEROSTAR totals are aggregated from the linked NHTSA model-year rows; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.