| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
85V040000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
LINCOLN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
CONTINENTAL |
| Model Year: |
1985 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
19841101 - 19850301 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
19200 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19850330 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19850330 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19850409 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19850417 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
A MALFUNCTION MAY OCCUR IN THE AIR SUSPENSION ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY. |
| Consequence Summary: |
A WIRE TO THE AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR COULD OVERHEAT CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE, PRIMARILY WHEN PARKED AND KEY IS REMOVED. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE CONTROL MODULE WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED MODULE. |