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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Lincoln Town Car Recalls

The 2009 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 2009 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

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
5

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2009 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 2009 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 2005–2008, 2010–2011 Town Car, 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 Town Car, 2 other models

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

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 2008, 2010–2011 Town Car

10V638000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Lincoln Town Car complaints by year

NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2009 Lincoln Town Car, the newest on October 6, 2018.

In complaints about the 2009 Lincoln Town Car, the component group named most often is the engine (40%), followed by the vehicle speed control (40%) and the air bags (20%).

None of the 2009 Lincoln Town Car's 3 recalls concerns the engine.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine2
  • Vehicle Speed Control2
  • Air Bags1
  • Steering1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Lincoln Town Car received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20091
20101
20121
20131
20181

Complaints about the 2009 Lincoln Town Car peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 1. 60% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 5 complaints about the 2009 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 2009 Lincoln models

Newest record on this page: October 6, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted