{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1979004 (Mercury and 1 more), 1979: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979004/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1979004, MERCURY, FORD COUGAR, RANCHERO, LTD II, 1979-01-09. VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH STRIPPED REAR OUTBOARD SEAT TRACK.",
  "excerpt": "Mercury Cougar, Ranchero, Ltd Ii. Published by Transport Canada as 1979004 on 9 January 1979. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says Vehicles may have been produced with stripped rear outboard seat track to floor pan weld nuts. this condition could allow the seat track attaching bolts to work loose during vehicle operation or to pull out during a vehicle crash. 1979 ford ltd ii and ranchero and mercury cougar and xr-7 vehicles produced at 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 MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH STRIPPED REAR OUTBOARD SEAT TRACK TO FLOOR PAN WELD NUTS. THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE SEAT TRACK ATTACHING BOLTS TO WORK LOOSE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION OR TO PULL OUT DURING A VEHICLE CRASH. 1979 FORD LTD II AND RANCHERO AND MERCURY COUGAR AND XR-7 VEHICLES PRODUCED AT THE LORAIN ASSEMBLY PLAND (SECOND SERIAL NUMBER DIGIT H) AND 1979 FOR THUNDERBIRD PRODUCED AT THE CHICAGO ASSEMBLY PLANT (SECOND SERIAL NUMBER DIGIT G) 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 ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:15:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:15:54+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1979004 (Mercury and 1 more), 1979: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979004/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}