{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1989079 (Mercury and 1 more), 1989: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989079/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1989079, MERCURY, FORD COUGAR, THUNDERBIRD, 1989-06-01. A FULL-LOCK, LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVER MAY RESULT IN THE BRAKE CALIPER OF.",
  "excerpt": "Mercury Cougar, Thunderbird. Published by Transport Canada as 1989079 on 1 June 1989. System: Brakes. What the notice says A full-lock, low speed turning maneuver may result in the brake caliper of the inboard front wheel contacting the front stabilizer bar, causing movement of the caliper piston and displacement of brake fluid from the caliper back to the master cylinder reservoir. this would cause increased brake pedal travel and … 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. A FULL-LOCK, LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVER MAY RESULT IN THE BRAKE CALIPER OF THE INBOARD FRONT WHEEL CONTACTING THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR, CAUSING MOVEMENT OF THE CALIPER PISTON AND DISPLACEMENT OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE CALIPER BACK TO THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR. THIS WOULD CAUSE INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE ON THE FIRST BRAKE APPLICATION FOLLOWING THE TURN. AFTER ONE BRAKE APPLICATION, THE DISPLACED BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND BRAKE PERFORMANCE IS RESTORED. THE SEQUENCE COULD REPEAT, HOWEVER, FOLLOWING THE NEXT LOW SPEED FULL-LOCK TURNING MANEUVER. CORRECTION: ACORN TYPE FRONT SUSPENSION STRUT NUTS WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL SERVE AS STEERING STOPS AND ELIMINATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STABILIZER BAR TO BRAKE CALIPER CONTACT. Transport Canada recorded this notice i",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:07:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:07:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1989079 (Mercury and 1 more), 1989: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989079/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}