NHTSA recall 86V142000
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 | 86V142000 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 1986-10-24 |
| Owners notified | 1986-10-10 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD |
| Units potentially affected | 19811 |
What is wrong
WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MAY BE MISROUTED AND SUBJECT TO DAMAGE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD OCCUR (DURING USE OR WHEN PARKED) WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
PROPERLY ROUTE WIRING HARNESSES, AS NECESSARY.
Notes
SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL/WIRING HARNESS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.
| 1987 LINCOLN TOWN CAR | Built 1986-08-01 to 1986-09-01. |
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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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 99222 | 2000-02-11. Service bulletin. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *TT |
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| 96246 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. WIRING - ELECTRICAL DIODE IDENTIFICATION AND SERVICE REPLACEMENTS. *TW |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.