{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 15V861 (15S39): Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis (2003 to 2005)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v861/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V861 (Ford): A loss of headlights can reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a crash. Ford's own number: 15S39.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, model years 2003 to 2005. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 22 December 2015. 296,004 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2003-2005 Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis vehicles manufactured October 3, 2001, to August 2, 2005. The affected vehicles have a lighting control module (LCM) that may fail, resulting in a loss of headlights. 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: 15S39. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V861 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: “A loss of headlights can reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a crash.” 15V861 Ford Motor Company Exterior Lighting:Headlights 22 December 2015 2003-2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA, MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS A loss of headlights can reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a crash. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the LCM, free of cha",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:52:56+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:06:48+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 15V861 (15S39): Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis (2003 to 2005)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v861/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}