What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1978066
- Recall date
- 8 August 1978
- Make
- Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Fairmont, Zephyr
- Model years
- 1978
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 30,545
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES PRODUCED APRIL 26, 1978. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DRIVE LINKAGE MAY FRACTURE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. THIS DEFECT CAN OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD LEAVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM INOPERATIVE.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
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 1978066.