The defect
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.
The remedy
REPLACE PUMP MOTOR RELAYS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Continental | 1985, 1986 |
| Lincoln Mark VII | 1985, 1986 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
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 Continental | 1985 | 15 | 2 |
| Lincoln Continental | 1986 | 8 | 5 |
| Lincoln Mark VII | 1985 | 6 | 2 |
| Lincoln Mark VII | 1986 | 8 | 5 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1986
16 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 86V174000 30 Dec 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V001000 3 Dec 1986 | ELDORADO MOTOR CORP. |
| 86V125000 10 Sept 1986 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 86V120000 26 Aug 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V116000 7 Aug 1986 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 86V102000 29 Jul 1986 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 86V088000 11 Jul 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V091000 11 Jul 1986 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986