{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1986070 (Mercury and 1 more), 1984: Structure",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1986070/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1986070, MERCURY, FORD TOPAZ, TEMPO, 1986-06-26. ON VEHICLES PRODUCED AT THE OAKVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT, THE FORWARD SCREW THAT PROVIDES.",
  "excerpt": "Mercury Topaz, Tempo. Published by Transport Canada as 1986070 on 26 June 1986. System: Structure. What the notice says On vehicles produced at the oakville assembly plant, the forward screw that provides part of the attachement between the driver's seat back assembly and the seat cushion frame may be susceptible to fatigue fracture. fracture of this screw would permit the driver's seat back to pivot rearwards and could result in loss … 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 PRODUCED AT THE OAKVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT, THE FORWARD SCREW THAT PROVIDES PART OF THE ATTACHEMENT BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY AND THE SEAT CUSHION FRAME MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FATIGUE FRACTURE. FRACTURE OF THIS SCREW WOULD PERMIT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK TO PIVOT REARWARDS AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CORRECTION: NEW SCREWS WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT CUSHION FRAME. 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": "2026-09-05T14:55:10+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:55:10+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1986070 (Mercury and 1 more), 1984: Structure\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1986070/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}