1984 Lincoln Continental: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1984 Lincoln Continental. The newest campaign is 84V072000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Jun 1984. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Linkages / Rod / Relay / Connecting. NHTSA has 6 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 84V072000, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace rubber-isolated shift rod with a conventional one-piece rod and will readjust the shift linkage.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 530,495 units in total.
84V072000Received . 495 units.
Steering / Linkages / Rod / Relay / Connecting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
If the selector is gently or slowly moved towards park, the transmission may not change to parking gear. Similarly, slow movement of the selector from reverse to neutral may not remove the transmission from reverse gear.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace rubber-isolated shift rod with a conventional one-piece rod and will readjust the shift linkage.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
83V134000Received . 530,000 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The bolts that attach the d-shaped ring for the shoulder belt are inadequately supported by the material in which they are mounted. The attachment does not comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages".
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install new attaching hardware to improve the strength of the mounting.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
6 complaints, 9 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 3 |
| Suspension | 3 |
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 4 Jan 1999
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE93036 | Preliminary evaluation | AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE | Suspension | 12 Apr 1993 | 4 Aug 1993 | |
| PE89039 | Preliminary evaluation | PARKING BRAKE FAILURE | Parking Brake | 9 Feb 1989 | 13 Jun 1989 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1984 Lincoln ContinentalThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1984 Lincoln Continental: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/lincoln/continental/1984/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1984 Lincoln Continental?
- 530,495 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Lincoln Continental have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 46 recall campaigns for the Lincoln Continental, model years 1969 to 2020. 2 of them name the 1984 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1984 Lincoln Continental name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 3 of 9 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1984 Lincoln Continental open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.