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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Ford Crown Victoria Recalls

The 2011 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 2011 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
23

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 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 2011 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 2005–2010 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 2005–2010 Crown Victoria, 2 other models

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

2011 Ford Crown Victoria complaints by year

NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria, the newest on March 11, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%).

In complaints about the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria, the component group named most often is the steering (52%), followed by the seats (17%) and the suspension (17%).

2 of the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria's 2 recalls also concern the steering.

Where 2011 Ford Crown Victoria owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering12
  • Seats4
  • Suspension4
  • Engine3
  • Power Train2
  • Electrical System1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20111
20127
20134
20141
20171
20181
20191
20202
20212
20232
20251

Complaints about the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 7. 57% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Ford Crown Victoria year in the same window: 7th highest of the 8 ranked years.

That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Ford Crown Victoria years.

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The 23 complaints about the 2011 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 2011 Ford models

Newest record on this page: March 11, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted