NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Lincoln Town Car Recalls
The 2008 Lincoln Town Car has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 5, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Lincoln Town Car. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 20
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Lincoln Town Car, 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 Lincoln Town Car
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 Town Car, 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 Town Car, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
- Campaign
- 10V638000
- Reported
- December 9, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 161
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 Town Car
2008 Lincoln Town Car complaints by year
NHTSA has received 20 owner complaints about the 2008 Lincoln Town Car, the newest on March 24, 2021. Of these, 7 describe a crash (35%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Lincoln Town Car, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (25%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the service brakes (15%).
None of the 2008 Lincoln Town Car's 3 recalls concerns the vehicle speed control.
Where 2008 Lincoln Town Car owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 43,200 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control5
- Electrical System3
- Service Brakes3
- Steering3
- Power Train2
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Lincoln Town Car peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 5. 35% 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 20 complaints about the 2008 Lincoln Town Car are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln Town Car by model year
Other 2008 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: March 24, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted