NHTSA recall 86V109000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 86V109000 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 1986-08-08 |
| Owners notified | 1986-08-11 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC |
| Units potentially affected | 38000 |
What is wrong
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, CONTACTS IN BRAKE SYSTEM RELAY COULD REMAIN CLOSED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PUMP MOTOR TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY, CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SHOULD THE BRAKE SUPPLY MOTOR FAIL, THE POWER ASSIST TO THE FRONT BRAKES WILL BE LOST, AND AFTER ABOUT 10 TO 15 NORMAL BRAKE STOPS, LOSS OF REAR BRAKE FUNCTION WILL RESULT, CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY AND IF WARNING IS NOT HEEDED, AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR.
The remedy
REPLACE PUMP MOTOR RELAYS.
Notes
SYSTEM: BRAKES. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE SYSTEM SUPPLY MOTOR HYDRAULIC REAR BRAKES AND POWER ASSIST FRONT BRAKES.
| 1985 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL | Built 1984-08-01 to 1986-02-01. |
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| 1986 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL | Built 1984-08-01 to 1986-02-01. |
| 1985 LINCOLN MARK VII | Built 1984-08-01 to 1986-02-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 1986 LINCOLN MARK VII | Built 1984-08-01 to 1986-02-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE86067
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE86067 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 1986-07-29, closed 1986-09-09. BRAKE FAILURE. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 985A13 | 1998-06-17. Service bulletin. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE. *YC |
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| 95212 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE RUBBER MATERIAL USED IN THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM. IF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE IS USED TO LUBRICATE ANY PART OF THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, IT COULD CAUSE RUBBER PARTS TO SWELL IF LUBRICANT CONTACTS THE RUBBER MATERIAL. |
| ONP/95B62 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN |
| 9566 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN |
| 9562 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. ROUGHNESS CONCERN DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. *TW |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.