{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 12V006 (11S25): Ford Freestar, Mercury Monterey (2004 to 2005)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v006/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V006 (Ford): THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WITH NO WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. Ford's own number: 11S25.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Freestar, Mercury Monterey, model years 2004 to 2005. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 9 January 2012. 206,452 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 2004 and 2005 ford freestar and mercury monterey vehicles. the torque converter output shaft may fail. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 11S25. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V006 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WITH NO WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 12V006 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Power Train:Automatic Transmission 9 January 2012 2004-2005 FORD FREESTAR, MERCURY MONTEREY THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WITH NO WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 9, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATION",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:14:15+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:31:11+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 12V006 (11S25): Ford Freestar, Mercury Monterey (2004 to 2005)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v006/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}