NHTSA Safety Recalls
Lincoln LS Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the Lincoln LS, across 4 model years from 2000 to 2005. The 2005 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (1).
Lincoln LS years to avoid by our method: 2000 (2.8× the median year) and 2001 (2.1× the median year).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 3
- Most recalls
- 2005
- Owner complaints
- 982
2000–2005, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 982 complaints with NHTSA about the Lincoln LS across 7 model years; the most, 354, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 76 of the Lincoln LS complaints (8%) and a fire on 3.
Across all Lincoln LS model years, owners name the suspension most often (at least 264 complaints), then the engine and engine cooling (141).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lincoln LS in 2008: 88, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Lincoln LS is suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Lincoln LS recall, 05V113000, was reported on March 18, 2005 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2002 and 2004 Lincoln LS, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Lincoln LS years to avoid
The 2000 Lincoln LS stands out most: 108 complaints between 1999 and 2003, 35% of them naming the suspension.
The best-measured Lincoln LS years are 2005 (0.7×), 2003 (0.9×) and 2004 (0.9×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lincoln LS years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Lincoln LS
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE1
- WHEELS1
Lincoln LS model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Lincoln LS recall campaign (3)
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lincoln LS. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: April 24, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted