# NHTSA recall 86V023000

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.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 86V023000
- Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Reported: 1986\-02\-10
- Owners notified: 1986\-02\-20
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- Units potentially affected: 16000

## What is wrong

WIRING CONNECTIONS IN AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE      MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR FLUID LEVEL SENSORS WERE REVERSED AND FAIL TO          INDICATE LOW FLUID LEVELS AS SPECIFIED BY FMVSS 105, HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS.                                                                                     CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SENSOR WILL NOT TRANSMIT SIGNAL TO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT    WHEN THE FLUID LEVEL IS LESS THAN ONE FOURTH FULL.  WITHOUT THIS WARNING SIGNAL  THE FLUID LEVEL MAY DECREASE TO THE POINT WHERE PARTIAL OR COMPLETE LOSS OF      BRAKE WOULD BE EXPERIENCED AND MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.


## The remedy

RE\-CONFIGURE WIRING TO THE FLUID LEVEL SENSOR CONNECTOR.


## Notes

SYSTEM: BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR/FMVSS 105.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1986 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL](/makes/lincoln/continental/1986/recalls.md). Built 1985\-07\-01 to 1986\-01\-01.
- [1986 LINCOLN MARK VII](/makes/lincoln/mark/1986/recalls.md). Built 1985\-07\-01 to 1986\-01\-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [95212](/bulletins/46478.md), 1996-04-25, Service bulletin

## 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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