# Recalls that may apply to the 1981 Lincoln Continental

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

## United States (NHTSA), as of 2026-10-19

None found.

## Canada (Transport Canada), as of 2026-10-19

- [1980129](/recalls/tc/1980129.md), 1980-10-14. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSIONS.  VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH A DEFECTIVE NEUTRAL START SWITCH WHICH COULD ALLOW THE ENGINE STARTER MOTOR TO BE ACTIVATED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE "REVERSE\~ GEAR POSITION.  THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 102 \- TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL SEQUENCE.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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