1991 Ford Crown Victoria Recalls, Complaints & Specs

3 safety recalls list the 1991 Ford Crown Victoria, and owners have filed 55 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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3 safety recalls for the 1991 Ford Crown Victoria

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Suspension: lower ball joint

   NHTSA 98V322000 Reported December 16, 1998 175,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: certain 1996-1999 ford crown victoria police, fleet, natural gas, and 1996-1999 lincoln town car limousine vehicles that were produced with a lower control arm ball joint containing a one piece bearing; and 1990-1996 ford crown victoria police, fleet, and ngv vehicles and 1990-1996 lincoln town car limousine…

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the lower control arm ball joints (2).

2. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 92V075000 Reported May 19, 1992 25,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The rear brake lines have inadequate clearance between the brake tube and the vehicle underbody in the area of the left rear wheel opening.

   Remedy: Repair any brake lines that have an indication of contact or have the potential for contact with the body of the vehicle. Relocate lines, if necessary.

3. Automatic transmission (power train)

   NHTSA 91V048000 Reported March 18, 1991 6,800 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The park rod assembly contains a park cam with inadequate surface hardness, which could lead to park disengagement or no park engagement when the lever is placed in park.

   Remedy: Replace park rod assembly on automatic transmissions.

55 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1991 Ford Crown Victoria have filed 55 complaints with NHTSA; 8 describe a crash and 5 describe a fire. Reports cite 6 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 63,667 miles. Complaints peaked in 1996 with 18 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Vehicle speed control7
• Air bags5
• Air bags: frontal5
• Engine and engine cooling: gasoline5
• Power train: automatic transmission4
• Electrical system: switch3
• Electrical system2
• Electrical system: ignition2

What owners are reporting

“Your selection options do not have the year of the car, make, model, tire size or tire model so i filled something in to allow me to go further on your options right rear tire went flat on my 1938 stu”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 9, 2017 · Tires

“Dt*: the contact stated while at a stop, the gearshift was shifted into drive and the vehicle accelerated out of control, bounced over a high curb, and was fishtailing. The contact estimated the speed”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 20, 2006 · Vehicle speed control

Compare Ford Crown Victoria model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford Crown Victoria model year in NHTSA's database.

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.