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Lincoln LS Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 982 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Lincoln LS (2000–2006). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

3
safety recalls, all years
982
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls
2000
year with most complaints

Pick your Lincoln LS model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2006 Lincoln LS018
2005 Lincoln LS190
2004 Lincoln LS091
2003 Lincoln LS168
2002 Lincoln LS0121
2001 Lincoln LS1240
2000 Lincoln LS1354

What Lincoln LS owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 982 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 354.

All Lincoln LS recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Lincoln LS, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 05V113000 Reported 56 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel tank may have a localized thin wall section in the lower half of the tank. The fuel tank may crack creating a potential for a fuel leak and fuel odor. The "service engine soon" indicator may illuminate.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel tank free of charge. The recall began on april 4, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673, lincoln at 1-800-521-4140.

    Model years: 2005

  2. Wheels

    NHTSA 03V136000 Reported 1,736 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    On certain passenger vehicles equipped with 17 inch chrome wheels, the chrome wheels were not heat-treated. These wheels may crack at the lug-nut holes, which could result in the loss of the lug-nut torque.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the wheels to make sure that all the wheels have been heat-treated. Any wheel that has not been heat-treated will be replaced. Owner notification began april 14, 2003. Owners who take their…

    Model years: 2003

  3. Suspension: lower ball joint

    NHTSA 00V359001 Reported 82,300 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The front suspension lower ball joints were not tightened to specifications when they were attached to the lower control arms.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the torque on the two ball joint attaching nuts. Vehicles with loose ball joint attaching nuts will either have the fasteners tightened to specification, or if necessary, the ball joints will be…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

Other Lincoln models

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.