{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"85V123000","date":"1985-10-07","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT","summary":"INCORRECT BOLTS WERE USED IN THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE     ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM.                                                                                                                                             CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR LEVER ON THE         STEERING COLUMN WOULD BE ON THE WRONG TRANSMISSION FUNCTION. SHOULD THIS OCCUR,  THE DRIVER WOULD FIND THEIR CAR IN A GEAR OTHER THAN THE ONE INDICATED BY SHIFT  LEVER INDICATOR. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE CAR IS LEFT UNATTENDED.","consequence":null,"remedy":"REPLACE THE SHIFT LINKAGE TRUNNION, GROMMET AND ADJUSTMENT    BOLT.","notes":"SYSTEM: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LINKAGE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":790,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1986,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"TOWN CAR","vehicle_id":"1986_lincoln_town-car","match":"exact","built_from":"1985-08-01","built_to":"1985-09-01"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/85V123000"}