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1999 Craftsmen Lincoln Town Car

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Air Bags2
000
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Other › Labels02V182000
Filed Jul 2, 200279 vehiclesJmrl Sales & Service, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN LIMOUSINES, AS ALTERED BY JMRL SALES & SERVICE, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE." THESE VEHICLES LACK PROPER EMERGENCY ESCAPE INSTRUCTIONS AND LABELS.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, AN OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY EXIT THE VEHICLE.

Remedy. OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TWO LABELS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 4, 2002. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT JMRL AT 1-800-762-0447.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Air Bags
Filed Aug 11, 2016AL

TAKATA RECALL: AIRBAG LIGHT CAMEON STAYS ON WONT GO OUT. COMES WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND STAYS ON WHILE IN MOTION'

Air Bags
Filed May 20, 2015CO

AIR BAG WARNING LITE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. NO ACCIDENTS OR CRASHES. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURER? WHEN AIR BAG WARNING IS LITE ON, DOES THIS MEAN THE BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY?

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 1, 200550,000 milesMS

STEERING WHEEL HAS TO MUCH PLAY. THE WHEELS WILL NOT TURN AFFECTIVELY. CONSUMER STATES CONSUMER HAS NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVESHAFT GEARS WORE OUT, PER THE DEALER.*AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
1999 — this page3100Routine
19983100Routine
19971100Routine
19963100Routine
19950100Routine
19941110Routine
19930200Routine
19920100Routine
19910100Routine

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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: Jul 2, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.