Total Complaints
2 filings
FORD STRIPPED CHASSIS · model year
2 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2000FORDSTRIPPED CHASSIS carries 2 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2000 STRIPPED CHASSIS is service brakes with 1 filings, followed by visibility:windshield (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 179 investigation files overlapping the 2000 STRIPPED CHASSIS, and 6 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
Total Complaints
2 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD STRIPPED CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, A PEBBLE STRUCK AND FRACTURED THE WINDSHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER AND OTHER INDEPENDENT GLASS COMPANIES WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE FRACTURED WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,223.
Mileage: 8,223
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 COACHMEN GEORGIE BOY PURSUIT RV EQUIPPED WITH A 2000 FORD MH STRIPPED CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE BRAKES OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PIN SLIDE HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Mileage: 31,000
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
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. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2000 FORD STRIPPED CHASSIS; 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.
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