1981 Lincoln Mark VI: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1981 Lincoln Mark VI. The newest campaign is 80V147000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Nov 1980. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring / Interior/Under Dash. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 80V147000, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect vehicles for the type of relay used, reorient wiring harnesses as necessary, and replace suspect relays with new parts.
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
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 32,154 units in total.
80V147000Received . 18,154 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Interior/Under Dash
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Some of the involved vehicles have electrical relay systems which may be susceptible to water leakage into the relay case. Water entry may cause a short circuit within the relay.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect vehicles for the type of relay used, reorient wiring harnesses as necessary, and replace suspect relays with new parts.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
80V121000Received . 14,000 units.
Electrical System / Ignition / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved vehicles may start in reverse gear. This does not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 102, "transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking affect". Some of these vehicles may be equipped with a defective neutral start switch that occasionally permits engine starting with the transmission shift lever in the reverse ("r") position.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect the involved vehicles and, if necessary, replace the transmission neutral start switch at no charge to owner.
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
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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 1981 Lincoln Mark VIThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1981 Lincoln Mark VI: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/lincoln/mark-vi/1981/. 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 1981 Lincoln Mark VI?
- 32,154 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 Mark VI have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Lincoln Mark VI, model years 1980 to 1992. 2 of them name the 1981 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1981 Lincoln Mark VI open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.