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1989 Lincoln Town Car — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

5
Open Recalls
90
Owner Complaints
15
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
38
Poor
Reliability Score (0–100)

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1989 Lincoln Town Car Safety Recalls (5)

90V13400027/07/1990
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATINGS AND TIRE INFORMATION MAY BE INCORRECT ON LABELS.

Remedy: INSTALL REVISED CERTIFICATION LABELS.

90V13300027/07/1990
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

TIRE PLACARD MAY CONTAIN INCORRECT GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATINGS AND TIRE INFORMATION.

Remedy: INSTALL REVISED TIRE PLACARDS.

90V09300009/05/1990
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIMOUSINES BUILT BY EMPIRE COACH. VEHICLE ALTERERS LABEL MAY BE MISSING OR INCOMPLETE.

Remedy: ADD COMPLIANCE LABEL.

96V07100025/04/1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.

90V05000006/03/1990
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SAFETY BELTS (TYPE 1 LAP BELTS) FOR REAR FACING SEATS WERE NOT INSTALLED.

Remedy: INSTALL SAFETY BELTS FOR REAR FACING SEATS.

Most Common Problems Reported for 1989 Lincoln Town Car

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
42
SEAT BELTS
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
POWER TRAIN
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5
STEERING
5
SUSPENSION
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2

Based on 90 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

7
Crash-Involved Complaints
15
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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