2001 Lincoln Town CAR Recalls

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2001 Lincoln Town CAR. A recall applies only to vehicles built within the affected range, so check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Repairs for recalls are free at a franchised dealer.

• 01V258000Aug 8, 20011,083,000 vehicles potentially affected
  Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer › Motor
  Covers: Lincoln Town CAR 2000–2001, Ford F-250 2000–2001, Focus 2000–2001 +12 more

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, and light and medium duty pickup trucks. A switch located in the plastic cover of the wiper motor gear case could malfunction and overheat, potentially resulting in loss of intermittent wiper function, loss of wiper park function, complete loss of wiper function, or ignition of the plastic cover material. Switch malfunction is most likely to occur when…

  Possible consequence: Loss of visibility while driving increases the risk of a crash.

  Remedy: Dealers will inspect the date code on the wiper motor. Motors built with the suspect time frame will have the wiper motor gear case cover replaced. Owner notification began august 20, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within…

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• 01V227001Jul 16, 20011,400,000 vehicles potentially affected
  Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
  Covers: Lincoln Town CAR 2001, Ford F-150 2001, Excursion 2001 +10 more

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and minivans. Equipped with seat belts supplied by trw. It is possible that the driver's and/or front passenger's outboard seat belt buckle may not fully latch. Ford crown victoria built at st. Thomas assembly plant from 4/17/00 - 5/29/01 mercury grand marquis built at st. Thomas assembly plant from 4/17/00 - 5/29/01. Lincoln town cars built…

  Possible consequence: In the event of a crash, the restraint system may not provide adequate occupant protection, increasing the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant.

  Remedy: Dealers will inspect the front outboard seat belt buckles and if the buckle fails the inspection process, it will be replaced. Owner notification began july 25, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time…

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• 00V356000Dec 12, 200010,000 vehicles potentially affected
  Tires
  Covers: Lincoln Town CAR 1998–2001

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: certain limousines stretched over 60 inches fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 109, "new pneumatic tires," and no. 110, "tire selection and rims."

  Possible consequence: The vehicle weight could exceed the maximum load rating for the tire, increasing the risk of premature tire wear or blowout.

  Remedy: Dealers will replace all 5 tires (including the spare tire) with michelin tires (225/70r16 107t reinforced white sidewall) with a sufficiently higher load rating. Owner notification began january 10, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

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• 00V412000Dec 6, 200016,000 vehicles potentially affected
  Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive
  Covers: Lincoln Town CAR 2001, Mercury Grand Marquis 2001, Ford Windstar 2001 +1 more

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: minivans and passenger vehicles. A restraint control module (rcm) or a side or front crash sensor may have been assembled with one or more of the screws that mount the circuit board in the housing missing. If some or all of the screws are missing, the performance of the occupant restrains could be affected.

  Possible consequence: In some cases, less than the intended level of protection in the event of a crash.

  Remedy: Dealers will inspect the rcm and crash sensors and, if necessary, replace them.

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• 00V270000Sep 13, 200018,500 vehicles potentially affected
  Air bags
  Covers: Lincoln Town CAR 2001, Mercury Grand Marquis 2001, Ford Windstar 2001 +1 more

  Reported issue: Certain passenger vehicles, limousines, and mini vans were built with a newly designed restraint control module (rcm). In some cases, the rcm does not recognize certain system faults that could result in an air bag or seat belt pre-tensioner unexpectedly activating during the self-test sequence at vehicle start-up.

  Possible consequence: This condition could result in personal injury.

  Remedy: Dealers will replace the rcm in these vehicles. Owner notification began september 14, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

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NHTSA investigations

• EA03014Inadvertent side air bag deploymentClosed · Aug 22, 2003
• PE03011Inadvertent side air bag deploymentClosed · Mar 14, 2003

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