2000 Lincoln LS: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2000 Lincoln LS. The campaign is 00V359001. NHTSA received the report on 3 Nov 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint. NHTSA has 354 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 00V359001, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the torque on the two ball joint attaching nuts. Vehicles with loose ball joint attaching nuts will either have the fasteners tightened to specification, or if necessary, the ball joints will be replaced.
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.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 82,300 units in total.
00V359001Received . 82,300 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The front suspension lower ball joints were not tightened to specifications when they were attached to the lower control arms.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the ball joint attaching nuts are not adequately tightened, they can loosen and, ultimately, result in fracture of the ball joint stud. If the ball joint fractures, control of the vehicle could be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the torque on the two ball joint attaching nuts. Vehicles with loose ball joint attaching nuts will either have the fasteners tightened to specification, or if necessary, the ball joints will be replaced.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 00S39. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
354 complaints, 458 component mentions.
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.
- 2000 Lincoln LS
- All 2000 vehicles
| Component | 2000 LS | All 2000 vehicles | LS, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 290.4 | 80.3 | 211.6 | 133 |
| Air Bags | 104.8 | 56.3 | 102.5 | 48 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 98.3 | 114 | 106.9 | 45 |
| Power Train | 83 | 83.3 | 93 | 38 |
| Electrical System | 52.4 | 99.2 | 76.1 | 24 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 50.2 | 42.6 | 58.6 | 23 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 43.7 | 106.5 | 39.5 | 20 |
| Visibility | 43.7 | 37 | 36.6 | 20 |
| Structure | 34.9 | 66.2 | 25.6 | 16 |
| Steering | 34.9 | 45.9 | 38.1 | 16 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 18
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 11
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 27 Aug 2019
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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.
- NHTSA page of the 2000 Lincoln LSThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2000 Lincoln LS: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/lincoln/ls/2000/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
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
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Lincoln LS?
- 82,300 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Lincoln LS have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Lincoln LS, model years 2000 to 2006. 1 of them names the 2000 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Lincoln LS name most often?
- Suspension: 133 of 458 component mentions, or 290.4 per 1,000. For all 2000 vehicles the figure is 80.3 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Lincoln LS open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.