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Lincoln BlackwoodYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 8 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Lincoln Blackwood.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints8Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls32002–2003 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Lincoln Blackwood years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Blackwood median. Tap a year for its full report.

'02'03
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2002Not rated–/1008 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Lincoln Blackwood problems

All model years combined: 8 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system20
Electronic stability control (ESC)10
Engine10
Engine and engine cooling10
Exterior lighting10
Fuel system, gasoline10
Power train10
Service brakes10
Vehicle speed control10
2 other systems21
3 recalls

Lincoln Blackwood recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Tank assembly: mounting11V-385 · 2002–2003 · Jul 29, 2011 · 1,100,000 vehicles–Vehicle speed control07V-078 · 2003 · Mar 6, 2007 · 155,584 vehicles–Vehicle speed control05V-388 · 2002 · Sep 7, 2005 · 4,500,000 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Blackwood

  1. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA05005 · 2002 · closed Aug 2, 2006
    Led to recall 05V-388