Recall Detail

LINCOLN / MARK VI / 1982

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 30686 Vehicale/Equipment Name: LINCOLN
Recalled Component Id: 000003756000009581000000220 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: MARK VI Model Year: 1982
NHTSA Campaign Number: 81V107000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1981 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1981
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 791
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 03 1981 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company Report Received Date: Sep, 15 1981
Record Creation date : Sep, 22 1981 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : 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. Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary : Upon inspection, all defective electrical relays will be replaced. Recall Notes: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic headlampdimmers.system: lighting and communication; headlamp dimmer electrical relay.consequences of defect: loss of headlights could result in an accident.note: in some cases, headlights may be restored by manually turning off theautomatic dimmer control or by actuating the headlamp dimmer switch.
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