# Transport Canada recall 1980129

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1980129
- Manufacturer's number: 403
- Reported: 1980\-10\-14
- Units potentially affected: 14

## What is wrong

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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1981 FORD LTD](/makes/ford/ltd/1981/recalls.md)
- [1981 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL](/makes/lincoln/continental/1981/recalls.md)
- [1981 LINCOLN MARK VI](/makes/lincoln/mark/1981/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [1981 MERCURY MARQUIS](/makes/mercury/marquis/1981/recalls.md)

## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1980129](/v1/recalls/tc/1980129)

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