Craftsmen: recalls by model and year

Name: Craftsmen recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

NHTSA lists 2 vehicle recall campaigns for Craftsmen. The register has 1 model line of the make, model years 1991 to 1999. NHTSA has 11 complaints on file for this model line.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

Model lines

1 model line, in the order of the number of complaints.

Craftsmen: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
Lincoln Town Car	9	2	11	1.2	Steering

This table compares the model lines of Craftsmen only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 2 of 2.

02V182000Received 2 Jul 2002. 79 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain limousines, as altered by jmrl sales & service, fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." these vehicles lack proper emergency escape instructions and labels.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of an emergency, an occupant may not be able to properly exit the vehicle.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be provided with two labels and installation instructions. Owner notification began november 4, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact jmrl at 1-800-762-0447.
Report filed by JMRL SALES & SERVICE, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 4 Nov 2002. The campaign has 9 make, model and year entries.
94V147000Received 5 Aug 1994. 51 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The tire placard is not correct due to modifications made by the limousine conversion company. This does not comply with FMVSS no. 110, "tire selection and rims."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Consequence of non-compliance: this can result in premature wear of the tires.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Craftsmen will send correct tire placards to owners.
Report filed by CRAFTSMEN LIMOUSINE. The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.

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Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Craftsmen vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1994, with 1 campaign.

Complaints about Craftsmen vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2012, with 3 complaints.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Craftsmen: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Steering	200	3
Air Bags	200	3
Service Brakes	133.3	2
Engine	133.3	2
Electrical System	66.7	1
Vehicle Speed Control	66.7	1
Wheels	66.7	1
Power Train	66.7	1
Suspension	66.7	1

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Craftsmen: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/craftsmen/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 130

Manufacturers in the recall file: JMRL SALES & SERVICE, INC..

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Craftsmen model lines are on the register?: One: the Lincoln Town Car, with 2 recall campaigns and 11 complaints.
Which components do the complaints about Craftsmen vehicles name?: Steering: 3 component mentions. Air Bags: 3 component mentions. Service Brakes: 2 component mentions.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Craftsmen?: 130 units in 2 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.