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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Lincoln Town Car Recalls

The 2010 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 2010 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
13

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 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 2010 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 2005–2009, 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 2005–2009, 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 2008–2009, 2011 Town Car

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

2010 Lincoln Town Car complaints by year

NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2010 Lincoln Town Car, the newest on September 24, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2010 Lincoln Town Car, the component group named most often is the steering (38%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the seats (15%).

2 of the 2010 Lincoln Town Car's 3 recalls also concern the steering.

Where 2010 Lincoln Town Car owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 94,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering5
  • Electrical System3
  • Seats2
  • Air Bags1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Lincoln Town Car received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20121
20143
20162
20173
20181
20221
20231
20241

Complaints about the 2010 Lincoln Town Car peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 3. 8% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 13 complaints about the 2010 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 2010 Lincoln models

Newest record on this page: September 24, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted