{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 13V081 (13S01): Model Year 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v081/",
  "summary": "Recall 13V081 (Ford): In the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Freestar, Mercury Monterey, model years 2004 to 2007. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 7 March 2013. 196,667 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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, … 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: 13S01. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V081 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: “In the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury.” 13V081 Ford Motor Company Seats 7 March 2013 2004-2007 FORD FREESTAR, MERCURY MONTEREY In the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury. Ford will",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:03:45+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:53:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 13V081 (13S01): Model Year 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v081/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}