1998 Lincoln Mark Viii: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii. The campaign is 07V336000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Aug 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 77 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 07V336000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. Owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected as an interim repair. As soon as repair parts are available (expected october 2007), owners will be instructed to return to the dealers for installation of a fused wiring harness. The recall began on august 13, 2007, and mailing completed by september 19, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
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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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 3,600,000 units in total.
07V336000Received . 3,600,000 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could result in an underhood fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. Owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected as an interim repair. As soon as repair parts are available (expected october 2007), owners will be instructed to return to the dealers for installation of a fused wiring harness. The recall began on august 13, 2007, and mailing completed by september 19, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 05S28. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
77 complaints, 94 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.
- 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii
- All 1998 vehicles
| Component | 1998 Mark Viii | All 1998 vehicles | Mark Viii, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 266 | 60.4 | 69.7 | 25 |
| Exterior Lighting | 106.4 | 27.8 | 587.1 | 10 |
| Suspension | 95.7 | 81.5 | 25.3 | 9 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 74.5 | 114.6 | 45.4 | 7 |
| Steering | 74.5 | 55.6 | 20.1 | 7 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 53.2 | 131.3 | 19 | 5 |
| Electrical System | 53.2 | 79.1 | 42.2 | 5 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 42.6 | 44.2 | 52.8 | 4 |
| Unknown or Other | 31.9 | 20.3 | 14.8 | 3 |
| Power Train | 31.9 | 94.3 | 38 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 9 Jul 2010
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.
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 1998 Lincoln Mark ViiiThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/lincoln/mark-viii/1998/. 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
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii?
- 3,600,000 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Lincoln Mark Viii have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Lincoln Mark Viii, model years 1989 to 2000. 1 of them names the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii name most often?
- Visibility: 25 of 94 component mentions, or 266 per 1,000. For all 1998 vehicles the figure is 60.4 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.