# NHTSA recall 15V861000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V861000
- Manufacturer's number: 15S39
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2015\-12\-22
- Owners notified: 2017\-04\-14
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- Units potentially affected: 296004

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

A loss of headlights can reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the LCM, free of charge.  The recall began April 14, 2017.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 15S39.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-10\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 296004
- Reported remedied: 119249 \(40%\)
- Reported unreachable: 53191
- Reported removed: 34

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA](/makes/ford/crown-victoria/2003/recalls.md). Built 2001\-10\-03 to 2005\-08\-02.
- [2004 FORD CROWN VICTORIA](/makes/ford/crown-victoria/2004/recalls.md). Built 2001\-10\-03 to 2005\-08\-02.
- [2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA](/makes/ford/crown-victoria/2005/recalls.md). Built 2001\-10\-03 to 2005\-08\-02.
- [2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS](/makes/mercury/grand-marquis/2003/recalls.md). Built 2001\-10\-03 to 2005\-08\-02.
- [2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS](/makes/mercury/grand-marquis/2004/recalls.md). Built 2001\-10\-03 to 2005\-08\-02.
- [2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS](/makes/mercury/grand-marquis/2005/recalls.md). Built 2001\-10\-03 to 2005\-08\-02.

## Investigated as PE15028

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE15028: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2015\-08\-10, closed 2016\-01\-08. Loss of headlights. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V861000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V861000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [03193](/bulletins/10004033.md), 2003-11-15, Service bulletin
- [16906](/bulletins/10002617.md), 2003-09-08, Service bulletin
- [16698](/bulletins/10001944.md), 2003-07-28, Service bulletin
- [16697](/bulletins/10001943.md), 2003-07-28, Service bulletin
- [15802](/bulletins/637524.md), 2002-12-02, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V861000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V861000)

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