{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988088 (Ford), 1986 to 1988: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988088/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988088, FORD AEROSTAR, 1988-06-23. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL TRAILER TOW PACKAGE. THE TAILLIGHT RELAY.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Aerostar. Published by Transport Canada as 1988088 on 23 June 1988. System: Electrical. What the notice says The affected vehicles are equipped with the optional trailer tow package. the taillight relay assembly may have wires that are of a smaller gauge than the fuse link which is protecting the circuit. a short circuit in the trailer wiring or water intrusion into the relay assembly could cause the smaller gauge wires 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. This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford AEROSTAR is named on 1 Israeli notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. Israeli recall 12909 (Ford Aerostar), 2020 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. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL TRAILER TOW PACKAGE. THE TAILLIGHT RELAY ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE WIRES THAT ARE OF A SMALLER GAUGE THAN THE FUSE LINK WHICH IS PROTECTING THE CIRCUIT. A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE TRAILER WIRING OR WATER INTRUSION INTO THE RELA",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:17:58+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:17:58+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988088 (Ford), 1986 to 1988: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988088/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}