2000–2001 Lincoln Town CAR recall: tires
⚠️ What's wrong
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."
💥 The risk
The vehicle weight could exceed the maximum load rating for the tire, increasing the risk of premature tire wear or blowout.
🔧 The fix
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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V356000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S51
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 10,000
- Component
- TIRES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-248-0186
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 10, 2001
- Built
- Sep 19, 1997 – Sep 26, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).