What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1985074
- Recall date
- 14 June 1985
- Make
- Mercury, Ford
- Models
- Lynx, Escort
- Model years
- 1982 to 1983
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 43,561
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS MAY ALLOW TWISTED WEBBING TO ENTER THE RETRACTOR HOUSING. TWISTED WEBBING MAY WEDGE BETWEEN THE RETRACTOR SPOOL AND HOUSING PRODUCING A JAMMED RETRACTOR CONDITION WHICH INTERFERED WITH WEBBING RETRACTION AND WITHDRAWAL.
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 1985074.