The 1995 Ford Crown Victoria has 3 recalls, the most serious involving rear seatbelt anchor points that can fail under crash forces, leaving rear outboard occupants with little to no belt restraint.
The rear outboard seatbelt D-rings, which guide the belt at the shoulder, are secured by rivets that can fracture under load and pull free from the belt strap. If that happens during a crash, the belt loses its ability to hold an occupant in place. There is also an electrical issue affecting the headlights: on certain vehicles, two circuit breakers in the fuse panel were installed in the wrong positions. The result is that if the headlamp circuit experiences a short or overload, both headlights can cut out entirely and without warning, rather than cycling on and off as a properly installed breaker would do. Losing both headlights suddenly at night leaves the driver with no forward visibility until the vehicle can be stopped.
At a glance
What can fail
The rivets securing the rear outboard seat belt D-rings were not properly heat treated. Under load, the rivet heads can fracture and fail to hold the D-rings to the straps.
What the fix does
A reinforcement plate will be installed on the rear outboard seat belt anchorages to strengthen the attachment.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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At a glance
What can fail
Two circuit breakers at the fuse panel may be installed in swapped positions. If the headlamp circuit shorts or overloads, both headlights could shut off completely instead of flashing on and off as designed, reducing visibility at night.
What the fix does
The circuit breakers will be removed and reinstalled in their correct locations at the fuse panel.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The power window circuit breaker and headlamp circuit breaker were installed in swapped positions, causing them to function incorrectly.
What the fix does
Dealers will remove both circuit breakers and reinstall them in their correct locations.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
