{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1978066 (Ford and 1 more), 1978",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1978066/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1978066, FORD, MERCURY FAIRMONT, ZEPHYR, 1978-08-08. VEHICLES PRODUCED APRIL 26, 1978. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DRIVE LINKAGE MAY.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Fairmont, Zephyr. Published by Transport Canada as 1978066 on 8 August 1978. System: Not Entered. What the notice says 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. 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 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 . The Canadian register on this site Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time. 1978102 · 3 October 1978 · Mustang, Capri · Not Entered 1978103 · 3 October 1978 · Meteor, Ltd, Marquis · Steering 1978104 · 3 October 1978 · Lt",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:49:37+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:49:37+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1978066 (Ford and 1 more), 1978\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1978066/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}