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Lincoln fuel rail shield was left off during manufacturing.

NHTSA campaign 10V-638 · Reported December 9, 2010 · 161 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Lincoln Town Car
VEHICLES AFFECTED
161
REMEDY
EXECUTIVE COACH WILL SUPPLY KITS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO HAVE VEHICLES REPAIRED AT A FACILITY OF THE OWNER'S CHOICE.
COST
Free

The short version

EXECUTIVE COACH BUILDERS reported a problem with the exhaust system manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

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.

WHY IT MATTERS

FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

WHAT TO DO

EXECUTIVE COACH WILL SUPPLY KITS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO HAVE VEHICLES REPAIRED AT A FACILITY OF THE OWNER'S CHOICE, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 10V-638.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2008–2011Lincoln Town Car

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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