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Lincoln Town Car Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 18 recall campaigns for the Lincoln Town Car, across 11 model years from 2000 to 2011. The 2000 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (1).

No Lincoln Town Car model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2001, is at 1.8×.

Model years
11

2000–2011, with a recall

Recall campaigns
18
Most recalls
2000

9 recalls

Owner complaints
1,008

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,008 complaints with NHTSA about the Lincoln Town Car across 12 model years; the most, 201, concern the 2003.

Owners marked a crash on 135 of the Lincoln Town Car complaints (13%) and a fire on 21.

Across all Lincoln Town Car model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 197 complaints), then the vehicle speed control (183).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lincoln Town Car in 2014: 98, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Lincoln Town Car is steering, in 10 model-year listings.

The newest Lincoln Town Car recall, 14V704000, was reported on November 5, 2014 and concerns the steering: rack and pinion: pinion shaft.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2004 Lincoln Town Car, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Lincoln Town Car years to avoid

The best-measured Lincoln Town Car years are 2007 (0.8×), 2006 (0.8×) 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Lincoln Town Car, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2011362not ranked
20103131not ranked
2009353not ranked
20083207not ranked
200738427
0.8×
2006214324
0.8×
2005311931
1.1×
200408329
0.9×
2003120161
1.8×
200216538
0.9×
2001616176
1.8×
2000910863
1.3×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lincoln Town Car years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Lincoln Town Car

  • STEERING10
  • STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT7
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE4
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE2
  • TIRES2
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR2
  • AIR BAGS1
  • SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB1
  • SUSPENSION:REAR1

Lincoln Town Car model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Lincoln Town Car recall campaign (18)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Lincoln Town Car, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
14V704000November 5, 2014steering: rack and pinion: pinion shaft2005–2011crash36,888
13V385000August 29, 2013steering2005–2011crash355,000
10V638000December 9, 2010engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe2008–2011fire161
07V270000June 26, 2007suspension: front: hub2007crash8,800
05V518000November 9, 2005electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables2005fire98,836
04V328000July 7, 2004suspension: rear2003crash47,314
01V258000August 8, 2001visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2000–2001crash1,083,000
01V227001July 16, 2001seat belts: front: buckle assembly2001crash and injury1,400,000
00V356000December 12, 2000tires2000–2001—10,000
00V412000December 6, 2000air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2001crash16,000
00V364000November 13, 2000seat belts: front2000crash34
00V368000November 9, 2000seat belts: rear/other2000crash170
00V270000September 13, 2000air bags2001injury18,500
00V228001August 18, 2000seat belts2000crash144,435
00V200000July 18, 2000equipment: mechanical: integrated jack/leveler/stabilizer2000injury875,000
00V157001June 12, 2000seat belts: front: anchorage2000crash and injury1,167
00V157002June 12, 2000seat belts: front: anchorage2000crash and injury1,129
15E082000steering2000–2002crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lincoln Town Car. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: May 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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