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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Ford Crown Victoria Recalls

The 2009 Ford Crown Victoria has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 5, 2014.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Ford Crown Victoria. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
44

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
5

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2009 Ford Crown Victoria, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2009 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 2005–2008, 2010–2011 Crown Victoria, 2 other models

14V704000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering

Campaign
13V385000
Reported
August 29, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 355,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2005–2008, 2010–2011 Crown Victoria, 2 other models

13V385000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Ford Crown Victoria complaints by year

NHTSA has received 44 owner complaints about the 2009 Ford Crown Victoria, the newest on May 13, 2025. Of these, 5 describe a crash (11%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2009 Ford Crown Victoria, the component group named most often is the steering (39%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (25%) and the power train (16%).

2 of the 2009 Ford Crown Victoria's 2 recalls also concern the steering.

Where 2009 Ford Crown Victoria owners gave the mileage (37 complaints), the median was 71,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering17
  • Fuel System, Gasoline11
  • Power Train7
  • Electrical System5
  • Suspension4
  • Air Bags3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Ford Crown Victoria received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20094
20109
20112
20126
20131
20143
20152
20162
20174
20183
20194
20211
20232
20251

Complaints about the 2009 Ford Crown Victoria peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 9. 48% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Ford Crown Victoria drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Ford Crown Victoria year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 8 ranked years.

Ford Crown Victoria years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 44 complaints about the 2009 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 2009 Ford models

Newest record on this page: May 13, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted