Recall Detail
LINCOLN / CONTINENTAL / 1995
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 15290 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: LINCOLN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007594000203156000000216 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CONTINENTAL | Model Year: 1995 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V009000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1994 | End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1995 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 40000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 29 1995 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company | Report Received Date: Jan, 23 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Jan, 25 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : 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 Summary: If the headlamps shut off while the vehicle is driven, driver visibility would be impaired increasing the potential for a vehicle accident. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the "autolamp" control module. owners are instructed to use the manual headlamp switch until the control module can be replaced. | Recall Notes: System: lighting and communications system. vehicle description: passenger vehicles.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
| Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: | Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: |