NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Ford Crown Victoria Recalls
The 2005 Ford Crown Victoria has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 22, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Ford Crown Victoria. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 193
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2005 Ford Crown Victoria
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 15V861000
- Reported
- December 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 296,004
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Crown Victoria, 1 other model
Steering: rack and pinion: pinion shaft
- Campaign
- 14V704000
- Reported
- November 5, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,888
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2011 Crown Victoria, 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 13V385000
- Reported
- August 29, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 355,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2011 Crown Victoria, 2 other models
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 05V518000
- Reported
- November 9, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,836
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash
- Campaign
- 05V206000
- Reported
- May 9, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 132,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Crown Victoria, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006 Crown Victoria, 24 other models
2005 Ford Crown Victoria complaints by year
NHTSA has received 193 owner complaints about the 2005 Ford Crown Victoria, the newest on February 25, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (7%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2005 Ford Crown Victoria, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (51%), followed by the steering (19%) and the electrical system (11%).
1 of the 2005 Ford Crown Victoria's 6 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2005 Ford Crown Victoria owners gave the mileage (160 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting99
- Steering36
- Electrical System21
- Power Train14
- Vehicle Speed Control11
- Engine8
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 15 | |
| 2011 | 21 | |
| 2012 | 22 | |
| 2013 | 24 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Ford Crown Victoria peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 24. 15% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Ford Crown Victoria drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Ford Crown Victoria year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 193 complaints about the 2005 Ford Crown Victoria are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Crown Victoria by model year
Other 2005 Ford models
Newest record on this page: February 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted