What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1990027
- Recall date
- 9 February 1990
- Make
- Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Bronco Ii, Taurus, Sable, Ranger
- Model years
- 1986 to 1989
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 15,909
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
RANGER/BRONCO II - 2.9 LITRE ENGINES rnTAURUS/SABLE - 3.0 LITRE ENGINES rnNOTE: VEHICLES LOCATED IN NEWFOUNDLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. rnTHE THROTTLE MAY STICK IN AN OPEN POSITION DUE TO LINKAGE BINDING CAUSED BY CORROSION. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RUN AT HIGHER THAN IDLE SPEED WHEN THE THROTTLE IS RELEASED AND COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT DRIVER CONTROL RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CRASH. rnCORRECTION: ON VEHICLES WITH 2.9 LITRE ENGINES, DEALERS WILL CLEAN, MODIFY AND LUBRICATE THE HUB PIN AND LEVER BUSHINGS WITH A MARINE-TYPE ANTI-SEIZE GREASE. ADDITIONALLY, ON VEHICLES WITH 3.0 LITRE ENGINES, THE HUB PIN LEVER ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED. rnNOTE: THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY RECALL NO. 91021.
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 1990027.