{"vehicle":{"id":"1987_lincoln_town-car","year":1987,"make":"Lincoln","model":"Town Car"},"may_apply":true,"as_of":{"us":"2026-10-19","ca":"2026-10-19"},"recalls":[{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"90V093000","date":"1990-05-09","manufacturer":"EMPIRE COACH COMPANY","component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS","summary":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  LIMOUSINES BUILT BY EMPIRE COACH.   VEHICLE ALTERERS LABEL MAY BE MISSING OR INCOMPLETE.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":544,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["TOWN CAR"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/90V093000"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"90V050000","date":"1990-03-06","manufacturer":"ROYALE LIMOUSINE MFRS.","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE","summary":"SAFETY BELTS (TYPE 1 LAP BELTS) FOR REAR FACING SEATS WERE NOT INSTALLED.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":223,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["TOWN CAR"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/90V050000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1987098","date":"1987-09-09","manufacturer":null,"component":"Fuel System","summary":"ON VEHICLES WITH EFI OR CFI, THE SPRING-LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING USED TO CONNECT THE FUEL SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES TO THE EFI FUEL RAILS OR TO THE CFI THROTTLE BODIES AS WELL AS OTHER FUEL LINE CONNECTIONS NEAR THE DASH PANELS ON SOME VEHICLES, COULD DISENGAGE DURING VEHICLE USE. SHOULD THIS OCCUR, LOSS OF FUEL WILL RESULT, PROVIDING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE.  CORRECTION: COUPLING RETAINER CLIPS WILL BE INSTALLED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. NOTE: ESCORT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH EFI AND CFI. LYNX VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH CFI ONLY.\nEFI - ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION\nCFI - CENTRAL FUEL INJECTION","mfr_campaign":"87S36","units":295731,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["TOWN CAR"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1987098"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"87V139000","date":"1987-09-04","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS","summary":"SPRING LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ENGAGED.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":3600000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["TOWN CAR"],"built_from":"1985-07-01","built_to":"1987-08-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/87V139000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1987025","date":"1987-02-19","manufacturer":null,"component":"Steering","summary":"VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH IDLER ARM BRACKETS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FRACTURE AT THE THREADED SHAFTS DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT. A FRACTURED IDLER ARM BRACKET WOULD RESULT IN A CLUNKING NOISE ON TURNS AND A LOOSE FEELING  IN THE STEERING WHEEL DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE MAINTAINED HOWEVER BECAUSE BOTH FRONT WHEELS WOULD REMAIN CONNECTED TO THE STEERING ARM.\nCORRECTION: IDLER ARM ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.","mfr_campaign":"87S24","units":145,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["TOWN CAR"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1987025"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"87V018000","date":"1987-02-19","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT","summary":"SYSTEM: IDLER ARM BRACKETS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.DESCRIPTIONOF DEFECT: IDLER ARM BRACKETS MAY FRACTURE AT THE THREADED SHAFTSDUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":1200,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["TOWN CAR"],"built_from":"1987-01-01","built_to":"1987-01-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/87V018000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1987016","date":"1987-02-12","manufacturer":null,"component":"Steering","summary":"THE NEWLY DESIGNED STEERING CENTRELINKS ON THESE VEHICLES MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAKAGE AT A BEND LOCATION. SHOULD A FRACTURE OCCUR, VEHICLE STEERING WOULD BE DIMINISHED, ALLOWING REDUCED CONTROL OF THE LEFT WHEEL ONLY.  CORRECTION: STEERING CENTRELINK WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.","mfr_campaign":"87S23","units":1026,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["TOWN CAR"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1987016"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"87V012000","date":"1987-02-09","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING","summary":"STEERING CENTERLINKS MAY BREAK AT A BEND LOCATION.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":29600,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["TOWN CAR"],"built_from":"1986-12-01","built_to":"1987-01-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/87V012000"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"86V142000","date":"1986-10-24","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD","summary":"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.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":19811,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["TOWN CAR"],"built_from":"1986-08-01","built_to":"1986-09-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/86V142000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1986120","date":"1986-10-23","manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"RETAINERS FOR THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED IN THE DASH PANEL AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS COULD ALLOW A COWL TOP ATTACHING SCREW TO DAMAGE THE HARNESS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A SHORT CIRCUIT. THIS COULD RESULT IN OVERHEATING OF THE WIRING INSULATION MATERIAL AND A POSSIBLE VEHICLE FIRE.\nCORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND MAIN WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLIES WILL BE CORRECTLY INSTALLED IF REQUIRED.","mfr_campaign":"86S17","units":555,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["TOWN CAR"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1986120"}],"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":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."]}