2001 Ford Crown Victoria Recalls, Complaints & Specs

4 safety recalls list the 2001 Ford Crown Victoria, and owners have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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4 safety recalls for the 2001 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. Tank assembly (fuel system)

   NHTSA 03V472000 Reported November 6, 2003 4,218 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain natural gas vehicles, if a flame from a vehicle interior fire becomes locally directed at the natural gas fuel tank located immediately behind the rear seat, the flame could damage the fiberglass wrap on the tank weakening the tank.

   Remedy: Dealers will install an insulator behind the current seat back. Owner notification began on january 7, 2004. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

2. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

   NHTSA 01V227001 Reported July 16, 2001 1,400,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and minivans. Equipped with seat belts supplied by trw. It is possible that the driver's and/or front passenger's outboard seat belt buckle may not fully latch. Ford crown victoria built at st. Thomas assembly plant from 4/17/00 - 5/29/01 mercury grand marquis…

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the front outboard seat belt buckles and if the buckle fails the inspection process, it will be replaced. Owner notification began july 25, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized…

3. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive

   NHTSA 00V412000 Reported December 6, 2000 16,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: minivans and passenger vehicles. A restraint control module (rcm) or a side or front crash sensor may have been assembled with one or more of the screws that mount the circuit board in the housing missing. If some or all of the screws are missing, the performance of the occupant restrains could be affected.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the rcm and crash sensors and, if necessary, replace them.

4. Air bags

   NHTSA 00V270000 Reported September 13, 2000 18,500 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Certain passenger vehicles, limousines, and MINI vans were built with a newly designed restraint control module (rcm). In some cases, the rcm does not recognize certain system faults that could result in an air bag or seat belt pre-tensioner unexpectedly activating during the self-test sequence at vehicle start-up.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the rcm in these vehicles. Owner notification began september 14, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…

53 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2001 Ford Crown Victoria have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA; 9 describe a crash and 2 describe a fire. Reports cite 8 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 87,463 miles. Complaints peaked in 2001 with 18 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Air bags: frontal8
• Engine and engine cooling: engine4
• Fuel system, gasoline: tank assembly4
• Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip4
• Steering4
• Engine3
• Seat belts3
• Seat belts: anchorage3

What owners are reporting

“The vehicle drift back-fourth while driving on highway. Excessive play in steering wheel,”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 18, 2021 · Steering

“The steering shaft is creaking when you turn and alotta play in the steering sounds like it's about to snap it happens in the city and highway when i turn or bear left or right the pic the shaft thing”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, November 26, 2019 · Steering

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2001 Ford Crown Victoria (Crown Victoria CNG, Crown Victoria Police). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

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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• F-15037,961 complaints
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• Edge14,065 complaints

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.