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1999 Classic Limousine

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › appliance › air conditioner. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Tires00V356004
Filed Nov 3, 2000492 vehiclesClassic Limousine

Defect. 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."

Risk. THE VEHICLE WEIGHT COULD EXCEED THE MAXIMUM LOAD RATING FOR THE TIRE, INCREASING THE RISK OF PREMATURE TIRE WEAR OR BLOWOUT.

Remedy. 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. FORD HAS AGREED TO CONDUCT THE ENTIRE RECALL TO REMEDY THIS NON-COMPLIANCE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Dec 14, 2000GA

AIR CONDITIONER IN THE STRETCH PART OF LIMOUSINE WAS NOT WORKING. CLASSIC TOLD CONSUMER TO GO UNDER HOOD AND PULL SWITCH WHEN REQUERING AIR CONDITIONING. *AK*

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20010100Routine
20000100Routine
1999 — this page1100Routine
19980100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 3, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.