2007 Lincoln Town Car: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2007 Lincoln Town Car. The newest campaign is 14V704000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Nov 2014. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Rack and Pinion / Pinion Shaft. NHTSA has 84 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 14V704000, in the NHTSA record

Ford will notify the owners of vehicles whose repair records reflect that the upper intermediate steering shaft was repaired during the course of the prior recall 13V-385. Dealers will inspect and replace the upper immediate shaft if necessary free of charge. The recall began November 17, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S25.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 400,688 units in total.

14V704000Received 5 Nov 2014. 36,888 units.
Steering / Rack and Pinion / Pinion Shaft
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria, 2005-2011 Mercury Grand Marquis vehicles manufactured March 23, 2004, to August 30, 2011, and 2005-2011 Lincoln Town Car vehicles manufactured March 8, 2004, to August 30, 2011, and on which the upper intermediate shaft was serviced during the course of safety recall 13V-385. The prior repairs may not have been correctly performed.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Improper servicing of the upper intermediate shaft could cause the shaft to separate, which can then result in a loss of steering control, and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify the owners of vehicles whose repair records reflect that the upper intermediate steering shaft was repaired during the course of the prior recall 13V-385. Dealers will inspect and replace the upper immediate shaft if necessary free of charge. The recall began November 17, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S25.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 14S25. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 19 Nov 2014.
13V385000Received 29 Aug 2013. 355,000 units.
Steering
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria (including Crown Victoria Police Interceptors), Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car vehicles. The affected vehicles are currently registered or were originally sold in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Severe corrosion can seize the lower intermediate shaft which may cause the upper intermediate shaft to collapse and the steering column lower bearing to separate.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the lower bearing separates, the vehicle may experience a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners and dealers will replace the lower intermediate shaft, free of charge. The upper intermediate shaft and steering column lower bearing will be inspected to identify any damage that may have occurred as a result of lower intermediate shaft corrosion, and repaired or replaced as necessary. If the steering column lower bearing has separated, a retainer clip will be installed. The recall began on October 23, 2013. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's recall number is 13S08.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 13S08. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Oct 2013.
07V270000Received 26 Jun 2007. 8,800 units.
Suspension / Front / Hub
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, a front wheel bearing and hub assembly may fracture due to improper heat treatment.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If a hub fractures, it may potentially detach from the wheel knuckle, resulting in the wheel being retained only by the brake caliper assembly. As a result, the wheel may separate from the vehicle potentially resulting in a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect both front wheel bearing and hub assemblies and replace them free of charge. The recall began on june 22, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 07S54.

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Complaints by component

84 complaints, 114 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.

2007 Lincoln Town Car
All 2007 vehicles

2007 Lincoln Town Car: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2007 Town Car	All 2007 vehicles	Town Car, all years	Mentions
Vehicle Speed Control	280.7	46.6	108.3	32
Steering	157.9	74.2	55.4	18
Air Bags	105.3	143.3	76	12
Structure	70.2	54.4	38.6	8
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	61.4	23.5	100	7
Service Brakes	52.6	35.9	11.8	6
Unknown or Other	43.9	37.2	20.8	5
Electrical System	35.1	107.2	128.9	4
Seats	35.1	12.5	18.5	4
Seat Belts	26.3	11.3	28.6	3

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.

Complaints that report a crash: 19
Complaints that report a fire: 1
Injuries in the complaints: 13
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 18 Jul 2025

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.

Complaints about the 2007 Lincoln Town Car, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2008, with 10 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2007 Lincoln Town Car
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE08060	Preliminary evaluation	TIRE VALVE CRACKING	Tires / Valve	14 Oct 2008	9 Apr 2009

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 2007 Lincoln Town CarThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2007 Lincoln Town Car: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/lincoln/town-car/2007/. 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
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 2007 Lincoln Town Car?: 400,688 units in 3 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. 3 of them name the 2007 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2007 Lincoln Town Car name most often?: Vehicle Speed Control: 32 of 114 component mentions, or 280.7 per 1,000. For all 2007 vehicles the figure is 46.6 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2007 Lincoln Town Car open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.