Lincoln Engine and Engine Cooling: Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe

Lincoln is recalling about 161 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

Campaign
10V638000
Manufacturer
EXECUTIVE COACH BUILDERS
Reported
9 December 2010
Vehicles
161
Built between
Jun 2009 – Nov 2010
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 December 2010
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2009 and November 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2008-2011 Lincoln Town CARBuilt June 2009 to November 2010

What the defect is

Executive coach is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 lincoln town car limousines. The fuel rail shield was left off during manufacturing. In a frontal impact the engine could potentially bend or rupture fuel lines if the replacement shield is not in place, causing those lines to leak fuel.

What could happen

Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

EXECUTIVE COACH WILL SUPPLY KITS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO HAVE VEHICLES REPAIRED AT A FACILITY OF THE OWNER'S CHOICE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 1, 2010.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2009 to November 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 December 2010
  3. Owners notified1 December 2010

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 December 2010.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact executive coach at 888-322-9272.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
FR5010
Recalling manufacturer
EXECUTIVE COACH BUILDERS
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Executive coach safety recall no. FR5010.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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