{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1984087 (Mercury and 1 more), 1981",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1984087/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1984087, MERCURY, FORD LYNX, ESCORT, 1984-07-19. ON VEHICLES WITH OPTIONAL FRONT SEAT RECLINERS, THE UPPER SHOULDER SCREW THAT.",
  "excerpt": "Mercury Lynx, Escort. Published by Transport Canada as 1984087 on 19 July 1984. System: Not Entered. What the notice says On vehicles with optional front seat recliners, the upper shoulder screw that attaches the driver's seat back frame to the recliner mechanism may be susceptible to fatigue fracture. if fatigue fracture of the recliner upper attachment screw were to occur on the driver's seat, the seat back could rotate rearward to … 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. ON VEHICLES WITH OPTIONAL FRONT SEAT RECLINERS, THE UPPER SHOULDER SCREW THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK FRAME TO THE RECLINER MECHANISM MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FATIGUE FRACTURE. IF FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE RECLINER UPPER ATTACHMENT SCREW WERE TO OCCUR ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE SEAT BACK COULD ROTATE REARWARD TO A NEAR HORIZONTAL POSITION WITHOUT WARNING POTENTIALLY AFFECTING THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. 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 Ca",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:16:47+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:16:47+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1984087 (Mercury and 1 more), 1981\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1984087/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}