{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988037 (Ford), 1988: Suspension",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988037/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988037, FORD THUNDERBIRD, 1988-03-16. - FORD THUNDERBIRD TURBO COUPE - THE REAR AXLE SHAFT FLANGE MAY INTERFERE WITH THE DISC BRAKE.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Thunderbird. Published by Transport Canada as 1988037 on 16 March 1988. System: Suspension. What the notice says - ford thunderbird turbo coupe - the rear axle shaft flange may interfere with the disc brake rotor thereby preventing proper seating of the rotor. an improperly seated rotor could in time, result in reduction of the wheel stud clamping forces and could lead to fractured studs and rear wheel separation. … 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. - FORD THUNDERBIRD TURBO COUPE - THE REAR AXLE SHAFT FLANGE MAY INTERFERE WITH THE DISC BRAKE ROTOR THEREBY PREVENTING PROPER SEATING OF THE ROTOR. AN IMPROPERLY SEATED ROTOR COULD IN TIME, RESULT IN REDUCTION OF THE WHEEL STUD CLAMPING FORCES AND COULD LEAD TO FRACTURED STUDS AND REAR WHEEL SEPARATION. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND REAR AXLE SHAFT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS WILL BE REPLACED WHERE NECESSARY. 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 1",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:08:16+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:08:16+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988037 (Ford), 1988: Suspension\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988037/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}