NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Ford Crown Victoria Recalls
The 2008 Ford Crown Victoria has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 5, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Ford Crown Victoria. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 50
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria
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 2005–2007, 2009–2011 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 2005–2007, 2009–2011 Crown Victoria, 2 other models
Suspension: front: hub
- Campaign
- 07V270000
- Reported
- June 26, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2008 Ford Crown Victoria complaints by year
NHTSA has received 50 owner complaints about the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria, the newest on August 4, 2023. Of these, 11 describe a crash (22%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria, the component group named most often is the steering (50%), followed by the vehicle speed control (22%) and the suspension (12%).
2 of the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria's 3 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2008 Ford Crown Victoria owners gave the mileage (43 complaints), the median was 100,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering25
- Vehicle Speed Control11
- Suspension6
- Electrical System5
- Power Train3
- Service Brakes2
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 9. 18% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 50 complaints about the 2008 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 2008 Ford models
Newest record on this page: August 4, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted