NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Lincoln LS Recalls
The 2001 Lincoln LS has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 3, 2000.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Lincoln LS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 240
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Lincoln LS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2001 Lincoln LS
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 00V359001
- Reported
- November 3, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 82,300
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 LS
2001 Lincoln LS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 240 owner complaints about the 2001 Lincoln LS, the newest on April 24, 2023. Of these, 20 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2001 Lincoln LS, the component group named most often is the suspension (46%), followed by the air bags (14%) and the engine and engine cooling (11%).
The 2001 Lincoln LS's only recall also concerns the suspension.
Where 2001 Lincoln LS owners gave the mileage (166 complaints), the median was 88,006 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension110
- Air Bags33
- Engine And Engine Cooling26
- Visibility16
- Electrical System14
- Power Train14
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17 | |
| 2002 | 20 | |
| 2003 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 20 | |
| 2006 | 22 | |
| 2007 | 21 | |
| 2008 | 26 | |
| 2009 | 20 | |
| 2010 | 15 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2001 Lincoln LS peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 26. 29% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Lincoln LS drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Lincoln LS year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the Lincoln LS years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 240 complaints about the 2001 Lincoln LS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln LS by model year
Other 2001 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: April 24, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted