2001 Lincoln Town Car: recalls and complaints

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• 01V2580008 Aug 2001Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor
• 01V22700116 Jul 2001Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly
• 00V35600012 Dec 2000Tires
• 00V4120006 Dec 2000Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
• 00V27000013 Sep 2000Air Bags

1. 01V258000Received 8 Aug 2001. 1,083,000 units.

   Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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 the intermittent setting of the wipers is being used, or when snow or ice obstructs the blades from returning to the "parked" position at the bottom of the windshield. These vehicles were built at the following assembly plants: atlanta plant from 2/11/00 through 7/31/00; chicago plant from 2/14/00 through 8/4/00; kansas city plant from 2/26/00 to 9/4/00; kentucky truck plant from 2/18/00 to 8/31/00; michigan truck plant from 2/23/00 through 8/3/00; norfolk plant from 2/21/00 through 7/27/00; wayne stamping and assembly plant from 2/25/00 through 8/15/00; and wixom plant from 2/15/00 through 8/8/00.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Loss of visibility while driving increases the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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 a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.

   Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 01S24. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 20 Aug 2001.

2. 01V227001Received 16 Jul 2001. 1,400,000 units.

   Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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 at wixom assembly plant from 3/27/00 - 5/30/01. Lincoln navigators built at michigan truck plant from 4/11/00 - 5/31/01. Ford windstars built at oakville assembly plant from 3/23/00 - 5/30/01. Ford rangers built at twin cities plant from 3/28/00 - 5/30/01, and also at the edison plant from 3/13/00 - 5/25/01. Ford f-150 truck built at norfolk plant from 4/18/00 - 5/25/00; at ontario plant from 5/10/00 - 5/28/01; at kansas city plant from 9/11/99 - 5/25/01; and at cuautitlan plant from 5/16/00 - 6/9/01. Ford super duty f-250, f-350, f-450, and f-550 trucks built at kentucky plant from 4/17/00 - 5/27/01; and at cuautitlan plant from 5/16/00 - 6/19/01. Ford excursions built at kentucky plant from 4/17/00 - 10/2/00. Ford expeditions built at michigan truck plant from 4/11/00 - 5/31/01.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   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 should contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.

   Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 01S21. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 25 Jul 2001.

3. 00V356000Received 12 Dec 2000. 10,000 units.

   Tires

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

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

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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 free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-248-0186.

   Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 00S51. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Jan 2001.

4. 00V412000Received 6 Dec 2000. 16,000 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

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

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

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

   Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 00S52/53/54. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 21 Dec 2000.

5. 00V270000Received 13 Sep 2000. 18,500 units.

   Air Bags

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   This condition could result in personal injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 00S26. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Sep 2000.

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.

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.

• 2001 Lincoln Town Car
• All 2001 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.

Complaints that report a crash

21

Complaints that report a fire

4

Injuries in the complaints

20

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

17 Oct 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.

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.

1. 19770
2. 19780
3. 19800
4. 19810
5. 19820
6. 19833
7. 19841
8. 19851
9. 19864
10. 19876
11. 19885
12. 19895
13. 19904
14. 19915
15. 19924
16. 19934
17. 19945
18. 19956
19. 19968
20. 19976
21. 19987
22. 19995
23. 20008
24. 20015
25. 20020
26. 20031
27. 20040
28. 20053
29. 20062
30. 20073
31. 20083
32. 20093
33. 20103
34. 20113

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Lincoln Town Car?

2,527,500 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the Lincoln Town Car have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 47 recall campaigns for the Lincoln Town Car, model years 1977 to 2011. 5 of them name the 2001 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Lincoln Town Car name most often?

Air Bags: 56 of 207 component mentions, or 270.5 per 1,000. For all 2001 vehicles the figure is 67.1 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Lincoln Town Car open?

No. Each of the 6 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.