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Lincoln Mark VII

Every Lincoln Mark VII model year on file, 1984 to 1998. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10629 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years151984 to 1998

Recall campaigns9Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins123Summed across model years

By model year

The 1988 model year drew the most complaints, 26, 25% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Electrical system leads the Lincoln Mark VII complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

Brakes

Engine and cooling

Suspension

Lighting

Speed control

Seats

Powertrain

Visibility and wipers

Seat belts

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Lincoln Mark VII model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Lincoln Mark VII by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
1998	Sedan	5	0.0	21	0	0	1
1997	Sedan	2	0.0	11	0	0	0
1996	Sedan	2	0.0	10	0	0	0
1995	Sedan	3	33.3	16	0	0	0
1994	Coupe	1	0.0	6	0	0	0
1993	Coupe	3	0.0	18	0	0	0
1992	Coupe	3	66.7	43	0	0	17
1991	Coupe	14	21.4	175	0	0	17
1990	Coupe	12	16.7	86	0	0	17
1989	Coupe	13	30.8	100	0	0	15
1988	Coupe	26	26.9	520	1	1	14
1987	Coupe	7	71.4	117	1	0	13
1986	Coupe	8	37.5	133	5	1	13
1985	Sedan	6	16.7	120	2	1	11
1984	Not decoded	1	100.0	100	3	1	5

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lincoln Mark VII

87V-139 Sep 4, 1987
Spring lock fuel line coupling may not be properly engaged
Fuel system · 3.6M vehicles
86V-109 Aug 8, 1986
Under certain conditions, contacts in brake system relay could remain closed, causing the brake pump motor to run continuously, causing it to…
Brakes · 38k vehicles
86V-108 Aug 8, 1986
Ignition lock cylinder may hang up and not fully return to the "on" position from the "start" position after starting the engine
Electrical system · 20k vehicles
86V-023 Feb 10, 1986
Wiring connections in an electrical connector to the master cylinder reservoir fluid level sensors were reversed and fail to indicate low fluid…
Brakes · 16k vehicles
85V-115 Sep 19, 1985
Aluminum casting flash on the face of the throttle body may break off and become trapped between the throttle plate and the bore in the throttle body
Speed control · 147 vehicles
85V-040 Apr 9, 1985
Malfunction may occur in the air suspension electrical circuitry
Suspension · 19k vehicles
84V-004 Jan 13, 1984
Labels specifying vehicle capacity weight and designated seating capacity overstate the maximum load permissible for both occupants and luggage
Other or unknown · 12k vehicles
84V-003 Jan 13, 1984
Steering wheel may be locked when the ignition key is in the off position and the gear shift lever is not in park
Steering · 12k vehicles
83V-134 Dec 20, 1983
Bolts that attach the d-shaped ring for the shoulder belt are inadequately supported by the material in which they are mounted
Seat belts · 530k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.