2003 Lincoln LS: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2003 Lincoln LS. The campaign is 03V136000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Apr 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Wheels. NHTSA has 68 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 03V136000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the wheels to make sure that all the wheels have been heat-treated. Any wheel that has not been heat-treated will be replaced. Owner notification began april 14, 2003. 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 lincoln at 1-800-521-4140.
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 . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 1,736 units in total.
03V136000Received . 1,736 units.
Wheels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles equipped with 17 inch chrome wheels, the chrome wheels were not heat-treated. These wheels may crack at the lug-nut holes, which could result in the loss of the lug-nut torque.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this condition occurs, the driver may experience noise and/or vibration while driving the vehicle. Continued operation of the vehicle could result in the wheel separating from the hub, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the wheels to make sure that all the wheels have been heat-treated. Any wheel that has not been heat-treated will be replaced. Owner notification began april 14, 2003. 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 lincoln at 1-800-521-4140.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 03S01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
68 complaints, 113 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.
- 2003 Lincoln LS
- All 2003 vehicles
| Component | 2003 LS | All 2003 vehicles | LS, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 185.8 | 118.5 | 93 | 21 |
| Electrical System | 106.2 | 122.8 | 76.1 | 12 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 70.8 | 74.5 | 106.9 | 8 |
| Suspension | 70.8 | 59 | 211.6 | 8 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 61.9 | 41.3 | 58.6 | 7 |
| Engine | 61.9 | 29.5 | 25.6 | 7 |
| Steering | 53.1 | 48.1 | 38.1 | 6 |
| Air Bags | 53.1 | 83.7 | 102.5 | 6 |
| Seats | 53.1 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 6 |
| Wheels | 53.1 | 10.9 | 22.7 | 6 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 5 Aug 2022
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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.
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 2003 Lincoln LSThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2003 Lincoln LS: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/lincoln/ls/2003/. 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 2003 Lincoln LS?
- 1,736 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 2003 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Lincoln LS name most often?
- Power Train: 21 of 113 component mentions, or 185.8 per 1,000. For all 2003 vehicles the figure is 118.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Lincoln LS open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.