NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Lincoln LS Recalls
The 2003 Lincoln LS has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 7, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 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
- 68
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 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 2003 Lincoln LS
Wheels
- Campaign
- 03V136000
- Reported
- April 7, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,736
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Lincoln LS
2003 Lincoln LS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 68 owner complaints about the 2003 Lincoln LS, the newest on August 5, 2022. Of these, 3 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Lincoln LS, the component group named most often is the power train (29%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).
The 2003 Lincoln LS's only recall does not concern the power train.
Where 2003 Lincoln LS owners gave the mileage (57 complaints), the median was 59,788 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train20
- Electrical System11
- Engine And Engine Cooling8
- Engine7
- Suspension7
- Vehicle Speed Control7
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Lincoln LS peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 14. 35% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Lincoln LS drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Lincoln LS year in the same window: 5th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the three best-measured Lincoln LS years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 4/5
The 68 complaints about the 2003 Lincoln LS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln LS by model year
Other 2003 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: August 5, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted