3 recalls across 2 model years
The Lincoln Mark VI has 3 recalls covering the 1980 and 1982 model years, with the most serious being a wiring defect on 1980 models with electrically heated rear windows where a feed wire pinched under a mounting bolt can short circuit, overheat, and start a vehicle fire.
The 1980 model year also has a stop lamp switch that can become contaminated with oil, causing it to fail and leaving the brake lights non-functional. On vehicles equipped with optional speed control, that same switch also disengages the cruise system, so a failed switch can prevent cruise from canceling when the brakes are applied. On 1982 models with the optional automatic headlamp dimmer, the dimmer relay contacts can deteriorate prematurely, causing either the high beams or low beams to stop working.
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