NHTSA Campaign 16V731000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 16V731000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 16V731000 with NHTSA on October 12, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V731000, NHTSA lists up to 1,827 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 14, 2016 and September 23, 2016.
The 16V731000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V731000 were scheduled from November 16, 2016, 35 days after the report.
16V731000 covers 1 model from Lincoln, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V731000 ranks 390 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 16V731000, Ford Motor Company has 29 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 16V731000 was 15V861000, reported on December 22, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2017 Lincoln Continental vehicles manufactured June 14, 2016, to September 23, 2016 and equipped with high intensity discharge (HID) headlights. The headlights may have been built with incorrect lenses, adversely affecting the turn signal visibility as well as not being properly marked. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Assoc. Equipment."
- The risk
- Reduced turn signal visibility to other drivers and pedestrians can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the headlights, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 16, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C15.
Reported October 12, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V731000 (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V731000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted