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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 Lincoln Continental Recalls

The 2002 Lincoln Continental has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Lincoln Continental. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
33

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2002 Lincoln Continental, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2002 Lincoln Continental

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads

Campaign
16E026000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2001 Continental, 2 other models

16E026000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 Lincoln Continental complaints by year

NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2002 Lincoln Continental, the newest on March 24, 2017. Of these, 4 describe a crash (12%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2002 Lincoln Continental, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (18%), followed by the suspension (15%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).

The 2002 Lincoln Continental's only recall does not concern the vehicle speed control.

Where 2002 Lincoln Continental owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Vehicle Speed Control6
  • Suspension5
  • Unknown Or Other5
  • Engine And Engine Cooling4
  • Equipment4
  • Seat Belts3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 Lincoln Continental received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20026
20036
20046
20051
20061
20082
20092
20112
20121
20142
20151
20162
20171

Complaints about the 2002 Lincoln Continental peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 6. 58% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.

The 33 complaints about the 2002 Lincoln Continental are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Lincoln Continental by model year

Other 2002 Lincoln models

Newest record on this page: March 24, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted