Lincoln Continental. Published by Transport Canada as 1988087 on 23 June 1988. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says The swivel tube may separate from the transmission shift cable assembly. this could result in the operator not being able to shift from one of the drive gear positions to the park position even though the gear selector would indicate "park". if the vehicle were to be parked without the handbrake applied, a roll away …
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Lincoln CONTINENTAL in the other registers
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The American register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1988087
- Recall date
- 23 June 1988
- Make
- Lincoln
- Models
- Continental
- Model years
- 1988
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 1,169
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE SWIVEL TUBE MAY SEPARATE FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE OPERATOR NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT FROM ONE OF THE DRIVE GEAR POSITIONS TO THE PARK POSITION EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD INDICATE "PARK". IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE PARKED WITHOUT THE HANDBRAKE APPLIED, A ROLL AWAY CONDITION COULD OCCUR. CORRECTION: SHIFT CABLE WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
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The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1988087.
Lincoln elsewhere in this register
Lincoln is named on 288 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1988110 · 18 July 1988 · Continental · Electrical
- 1988033 · 10 March 1988 · Continental · Suspension
- 1988029 · 9 March 1988 · Continental · Seats And Restraints
- 1989039 · 28 March 1989 · Continental · Seats And Restraints
- 1987098 · 9 September 1987 · F Series, Bronco, Cougar · Fuel System
- 1987090 · 24 August 1987 · Grand Marquis, Crown Victoria, Town Car · Fuel System
- 1989128 · 26 September 1989 · Continental Limousine · Suspension
- 1987025 · 19 February 1987 · Town Car · Steering
The same system: Powertrain
823 notices in this register name Powertrain. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1988080 · 9 June 1988 · Samara · Powertrain
- 1988076 · 2 June 1988 · R, Rd, DMM · Powertrain
- 1988045 · 28 March 1988 · Grand Prix, Regal · Powertrain
- 1988046 · 28 March 1988 · Ninety-Eight · Powertrain
- 1988044 · 24 March 1988 · Acadian, Chevette · Powertrain
- 1988152 · 8 November 1988 · 700 Series · Powertrain
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Lincoln: 288 in the register, and 174 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1988.
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