The defect
DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC HEADLAMP DIMMER RELAYS WERE INSTALLED IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE CONTACTS ARE SUBJECT TO DETERIORATION WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF HIGH OR LOW BEAMS, OR POSSIBLY BOTH.
The remedy
UPON INSPECTION, ALL DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL RELAYS WILL BE REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Mark VI | 1982 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Mark VI | 1982 | 1 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1981
6 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the exterior lighting; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 81V153000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 81V093000 5 Aug 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 81V064000 26 May 1981 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. |
| 81V053000 20 Apr 1981 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 81V032000 18 Mar 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981