NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Preliminary Evaluation PE86-067: BRAKE FAILURE

Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE86-067 on July 29, 1986 and closed it on September 9, 1986. NHTSA's investigations file lists the Lincoln Continental and Mark VII for it and links recalls 86V-108 and 86V-109 to it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number: PE86-067 (also written PE86067)
Investigation type: Preliminary Evaluation The first stage of most defect investigations: NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation gathers basic information about a possible safety defect, including from the manufacturer.
Status: Closed September 9, 1986
Opened: July 29, 1986
Closed: September 9, 1986
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Recalls linked by NHTSA: 86V-108 (NHTSA record)
86V-109 (NHTSA record)
Vehicles and equipment: Lincoln Continental and Mark VII

NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE86-067.

ANALYSIS:THE 8 COMPLAINTS IN ODI COMPLAINT FILE REVEALED SUDDEN BRAKEFAILURE.FORD HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, 03250000, ON 1985 MARK VII'SFOR AN OUT OF POSITION WIRING HARNESS.IN THIS CASE THE BRAKING SENSORMAY SHORT CAUSING POWER BRAKE FAILURE.THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLSPERTAINING TO THIS ALLEGED DEFECT.FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS SUGGESTED TOEVALUATE THIS ALLEGED DEFECT.STATUS:IR PREPARED.PROPOSED ACTION:TO OPEN A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION.

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE86-067. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.

Lincoln

Lincoln Continental
- 1985, 1986
Lincoln Mark VII
- 1985, 1986

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What an NHTSA investigation is

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.

An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

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Sources

NHTSA's investigation record for PE86-067

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