1985 Lincoln Continental: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1985 Lincoln Continental. The newest campaign is 86V109000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Aug 1986. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Hydraulic. NHTSA has 15 complaints on file for this model year. 3 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, 86V109000, in the NHTSA record
Replace pump motor relays.
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.
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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 57,200 units in total.
86V109000Received . 38,000 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Hydraulic
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Under certain conditions, contacts in brake system relay could remain closed, causing the brake pump motor to run continuously, causing it to overheat and eventually fail. Consequence of defect: should the brake supply motor fail, the power assist to the front brakes will be lost, and after about 10 to 15 normal brake stops, loss of rear brake function will result, causing increased stopping distance. However, the instrument brake warning light will illuminate prior to reduced braking capability and if warning is not heeded, an accident may occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace pump motor relays.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
85V040000Received . 19,200 units.
Suspension / Front / Springs / Air Suspension System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
A malfunction may occur in the air suspension electrical circuitry.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A wire to the air suspension compressor could overheat creating a potential for a fire, primarily when parked and key is removed.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace control module with a newly designed module.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
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
15 complaints, 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 5 |
| Suspension | 5 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 3 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 2 |
| Seat Belts | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 8
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 5 Mar 2002
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 | |
| PE88100 | Preliminary evaluation | ABS FAILURE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 6 Sep 1988 | 17 Apr 1989 | |
| PE86067 | Preliminary evaluation | BRAKE FAILURE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 29 Jul 1986 | 9 Sep 1986 | 86V108000 |
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 1985 Lincoln ContinentalThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1985 Lincoln Continental: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/lincoln/continental/1985/. 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 1985 Lincoln Continental?
- 57,200 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 1985 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1985 Lincoln Continental name most often?
- Electrical System: 5 of 18 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1985 Lincoln Continental open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.