{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1978108 (Mercury and 1 more), 1979",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1978108/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1978108, MERCURY, FORD METEOR, MARQUIS, CUSTOM 500, LTD, 1978-10-11. THE TAIL LAMP LIGHT BULB SOCKETS INSTALLED IN 1979 FORD AND.",
  "excerpt": "Mercury Meteor, Marquis, Custom 500, Ltd. Published by Transport Canada as 1978108 on 11 October 1978. System: Not Entered. What the notice says The tail lamp light bulb sockets installed in 1979 ford and mercury model sedans may be of insufficient length. the tail lamp and back- up lamp light bulb sockets installed on 1979 mercury model station wagons may have excess length. use of these incorrect sockets could cause the affected lamps to fail 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. THE TAIL LAMP LIGHT BULB SOCKETS INSTALLED IN 1979 FORD AND MERCURY MODEL SEDANS MAY BE OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH. THE TAIL LAMP AND BACK- UP LAMP LIGHT BULB SOCKETS INSTALLED ON 1979 MERCURY MODEL STATION WAGONS MAY HAVE EXCESS LENGTH. USE OF THESE INCORRECT SOCKETS COULD CAUSE THE AFFECTED LAMPS TO FAIL THE PHOTOMETRIC OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARD 108 AND 108A - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT. 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 Can",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:22:18+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:22:18+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1978108 (Mercury and 1 more), 1979\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1978108/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}