1996 Lincoln Continental: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Lincoln Continental. The newest campaign is 96V176000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Sep 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 48 complaints on file for 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, 96V176000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the park pawl shaft rotation and those shafts with restricted rotation will be replaced with a shorter shaft that will not restrict rotation.
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. 380,000 units in total.
96V176000Received . 340,000 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The automatic transmission park pawl shaft may not be free to rotate as intended. If the park pawl shaft does not rotate, it would prevent the park pawl from engaging the park gear when the shift lever is in the park position.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could result in the vehicle rolling as if in neutral with the shift lever in the park position.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the park pawl shaft rotation and those shafts with restricted rotation will be replaced with a shorter shaft that will not restrict rotation.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V009000Received . 40,000 units.
Exterior Lighting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
A defective control module in the "autolamp" system can malfunction. If the "autolamp" system is being used to activate the exterior light (including headlamps), the headlamps could shut off without warning. This will not occur if the exterior lighting is turned on manually by the headlight switch.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the headlamps shut off while the vehicle is driven, driver visibility would be impaired increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the "autolamp" control module. Owners are instructed to use the manual headlamp switch until the control module can be replaced.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
48 complaints, 69 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1996 Lincoln Continental
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 Continental | All 1996 vehicles | Continental, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 202.9 | 54 | 118 | 14 |
| Visibility | 144.9 | 61 | 48.3 | 10 |
| Power Train | 101.4 | 100.3 | 72.3 | 7 |
| Steering | 101.4 | 48.5 | 59.9 | 7 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 58 | 145.2 | 191.5 | 4 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 58 | 125.1 | 87.6 | 4 |
| Electrical System | 58 | 82.2 | 99.6 | 4 |
| Structure | 43.5 | 36.1 | 52.2 | 3 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 43.5 | 41.9 | 44.5 | 3 |
| Seats | 29 | 14.4 | 7.7 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 2
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Feb 2009
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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 1996 Lincoln ContinentalThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Lincoln Continental: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/lincoln/continental/1996/. 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
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- 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 1996 Lincoln Continental?
- 380,000 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 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Lincoln Continental name most often?
- Suspension: 14 of 69 component mentions, or 202.9 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 54 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Lincoln Continental open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.