{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 13V385 (13S08): Ford Crown Victoria, Lincoln Town Car, Mercury Grand Marquis (2005 to 2011)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v385/",
  "summary": "Recall 13V385 (Ford): If the lower bearing separates, the vehicle may experience a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford's own number: 13S08.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Crown Victoria, Lincoln Town Car, Mercury Grand Marquis, model years 2005 to 2011. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 29 August 2013. 355,000 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria (including Crown Victoria Police Interceptors), Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car vehicles. The affected vehicles are currently registered or were originally sold in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 13S08. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V385 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the lower bearing separates, the vehicle may experience a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.” 13V385 Ford Motor Company Steering 29 August 2013 2005-2011 FORD CROWN VICTORIA, LINCOLN TOWN CAR, MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS If the lower bearing separates, the vehicle may experience a loss of steering",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:28:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T07:21:47+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 13V385 (13S08): Ford Crown Victoria, Lincoln Town Car, Mercury Grand Marquis (2005 to 2011)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v385/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}