1996 Lincoln Town Car recalls
The 1996 Lincoln Town Car is affected by 8 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's records.
At a glance
- Recall campaigns
- 8
- Most recent
- August 3, 2007
Source: NHTSA recall records
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Part | Problem | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07V-336 | August 3, 2007 | Vehicle speed control | On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn. | 3,600,000 |
| 01V-318 | October 3, 2001 | Air bags (frontal, driver side, inflator module) | Equipment description: passenger vehicles that have had the driver's air bag module replaced after april 5, 2000. The replacement driver's air bag module inflator may have insufficient welds that could prevent proper inflation of the air bag. | 911 |
| 00V-157 | June 12, 2000 | Seat belts (front, anchorage) | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles using aftermarket driver's seat belt assemblies that were sold by ford parts departments from january 1, through june 13, 2000. These seat belt assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." the equipment involved is service stock seat… | 1,167 |
| 00V-157 | June 12, 2000 | Seat belts (front, anchorage) | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles using aftermarket front passenger side seat belt assemblies that were sold by ford parts departments from january 1, through june 13, 2000. These seat belt assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." the equipment involved is service… | 1,129 |
| 98V-322 | December 16, 1998 | Suspension (front, control arm, lower ball joint) | Vehicle description: certain 1996-1999 ford crown victoria police, fleet, natural gas, and 1996-1999 lincoln town car limousine vehicles that were produced with a lower control arm ball joint containing a one piece bearing; and 1990-1996 ford crown victoria police, fleet, and ngv vehicles and 1990-1996 lincoln town… | 175,000 |
| 96V-135 | July 18, 1996 | Steering (linkages) | The pitman arms were not fully lubricated at the assembly plant. The "ball joint" at the outer end of the pitman arm can become contaminated and corrode. | 72,000 |
| 96V-109 | June 24, 1996 | Seat belts (rear/other) | The elr/alr feature is used to accommodate child restraints. When servicing the rear belt assemblies, wrong parts could have been used which do not contain the automatic locking feature. | 350 |
| 96V-070 | April 22, 1996 | Latches/locks/linkages (doors, latch) | When in the secondary latched position, the driver door latches may open when subjected to transverse loads less than that specified in fmvss no. 206, "door locks and door retention components." | 73,500 |