{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1980136 (Ford and 1 more), 1981",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1980136/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1980136, FORD, MERCURY ESCORT, LYNX, 1980-10-20. VEHICLES MAY HAVE INADEQUATE TORQUE ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Escort, Lynx. Published by Transport Canada as 1980136 on 20 October 1980. System: Not Entered. What the notice says Vehicles may have inadequate torque on the right and left rear brake backing plate attachment bolts to withstand the loads experienced during rruck shipment. should the backing plate bolts loosen from the spindle during transit, backing plate movement may cause fatigue of one or both rear brake tubes resulting in al … 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. This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford ESCORT is named on 13 British notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. DVSA recall R/1992/018: Ford Escort (Fracture of horn bracket) DVSA recall R/1992/038: Ford Orion and Escort (Brake pipes chafing) DVSA recall R/1992/059: Ford Orion and Escort (Insecurity of front towing eye) Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register. VEHICLES MAY HAVE INADEQUATE TORQUE ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE ATTACHMENT ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:06:36+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:06:36+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1980136 (Ford and 1 more), 1981\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1980136/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}