{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1986124 (Mercury and 1 more), 1987: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1986124/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1986124, MERCURY, FORD SABLE, TAURUS, 1986-11-06. THE STEERING COLUMN LOWER SHAFT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE STEERING SHAFT.",
  "excerpt": "Mercury Sable, Taurus. Published by Transport Canada as 1986124 on 6 November 1986. System: Steering. What the notice says The steering column lower shaft may not be properly attached to the steering shaft insulator flange. if the shaft were to separate, total loss of steering control would occur without prior warning, resulting in a possible vehicle crash. correction: vehicles will be inspected and, if necessary, the steering shaft … 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 STEERING COLUMN LOWER SHAFT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE STEERING SHAFT INSULATOR FLANGE. IF THE SHAFT WERE TO SEPARATE, TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED. 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 Canada recall 1986124 . The Canadian register on this site Mercury is named on 2",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:47:49+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:47:49+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1986124 (Mercury and 1 more), 1987: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1986124/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}