Mercury Recalls — Canada & USA

Mercury has 21 models with recall activity in our database, spanning 1968 through 2011. Across those models, 150 recall campaigns are on record, and the breakdown by severity rating is notably weighted toward the top two tiers: Critical accounts for 50% of all campaigns, and High accounts for another 31%, meaning roughly 81% of Mercury recalls fall into those two categories. Critical recalls typically involve conditions such as loss of vehicle control, fire risk, or failure modes with direct potential for serious injury, while High recalls represent significant but slightly less immediate hazards. Medium and Low recalls together make up about 19% of the total, with a single Informational record rounding out the dataset.

The Cougar leads all Mercury models with 28 recall campaigns, followed by the Capri at 19 and the Sable at 15. Those three models together account for more than 40% of all recall activity across the lineup. The remaining 18 models covered in the database range across Mercury's full production period, from 1968 through the nameplate's final model years in 2011. Because the brand was discontinued, the recall record is closed, offering a complete historical picture of the campaigns that affected Mercury vehicles from the late 1960s onward through the end of production.