NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Lincoln Town Car Recalls
The 2003 Lincoln Town Car has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 7, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Lincoln Town Car. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 201
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Lincoln Town Car, 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 Town Car
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 04V328000
- Reported
- July 7, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,314
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2003 Lincoln Town Car complaints by year
NHTSA has received 201 owner complaints about the 2003 Lincoln Town Car, the newest on April 29, 2024. Of these, 14 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Lincoln Town Car, the component group named most often is the suspension (40%), followed by the power train (13%) and the vehicle speed control (9%).
The 2003 Lincoln Town Car's only recall also concerns the suspension.
Where 2003 Lincoln Town Car owners gave the mileage (160 complaints), the median was 69,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension81
- Power Train27
- Vehicle Speed Control18
- Steering16
- Structure12
- Air Bags10
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 13 | |
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 17 | |
| 2007 | 13 | |
| 2008 | 15 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 14 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Lincoln Town Car peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 17. 30% 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 Town Car drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Lincoln Town Car year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 201 complaints about the 2003 Lincoln Town Car are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2003 Lincoln Town Car crash tests and safety technology
For the 2003 Lincoln Town Car, NHTSA lists no electronic stability control, forward collision warning or lane departure warning.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 4885, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2003 Lincoln Town Car: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Lincoln Town Car by model year
Other 2003 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: April 29, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted