2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2003 Ford Crown Victoria has 5 recalls, the most serious being steel wheel cracking on police and taxi models, where rim cracks near the weld can cause rapid tire deflation and sudden loss of vehicle control. All three wheel-related filings describe the same underlying issue: the steel wheels used on Police Interceptor and Commercial Heavy Duty taxi configurations are prone to cracking, particularly under the demanding loads imposed by high-speed pursuit driving, specialty tires, and stiffened suspensions. Signs of a cracked wheel can include slow air leaks, a shimmy through the steering wheel, or a wheel and tire assembly that cannot be properly balanced. There is also a fire risk specific to police and taxi models: the dash insulation panel can sag far enough to contact the catalytic converter, where it may char, produce a burning smell, or begin to smoke. On the electrical side, a fault in the lighting control module can knock out both high and low beam headlights without warning, dropping the vehicle to reduced daytime running light output at night.