{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1977082 (Ford and 1 more), 1978",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1977082/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1977082, FORD, MERCURY FAIRMONT, ZEPHYR, 1977-10-20. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND STEERING COLUMN MOUNTED SHIFT.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Fairmont, Zephyr. Published by Transport Canada as 1977082 on 20 October 1977. System: Not Entered. What the notice says Vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions and steering column mounted shift controls. the transmission parking pawl may not engage the parking gear when the transmission selector lever is placed in the park position due to excessive free play in the shift linkage adjustment. this condition could allow the … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND STEERING COLUMN MOUNTED SHIFT CONTROLS. THE TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL MAY NOT ENGAGE THE PARKING GEAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER IS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION DUE TO EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY IN THE SHIFT LINKAGE ADJUSTMENT. THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREE IF IT IS PARKED WITHOUT THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. 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 1977082 . The Canadian",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:10:31+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:10:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1977082 (Ford and 1 more), 1978\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1977082/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}