{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1989080 (Ford and 1 more), 1989: Suspension",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989080/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1989080, FORD, MERCURY THUNDERBIRD, COUGAR, 1989-06-02. IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED REAR SUSPENSION KNUCKLES ON THESE VEHICLES COULD.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Thunderbird, Cougar. Published by Transport Canada as 1989080 on 2 June 1989. System: Suspension. What the notice says Improperly heat treated rear suspension knuckles on these vehicles could experience high mileage fatigue cracks and eventual fracture. should a fracture occur, the rear suspension at that wheel would not remain intact and vehicle control could be adversely affected. correction: vehicles will be inspected and suspect … 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. IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED REAR SUSPENSION KNUCKLES ON THESE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE HIGH MILEAGE FATIGUE CRACKS AND EVENTUAL FRACTURE. SHOULD A FRACTURE OCCUR, THE REAR SUSPENSION AT THAT WHEEL WOULD NOT REMAIN INTACT AND VEHICLE CONTROL COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND SUSPECT REAR SUSPENSION KNUCKLES 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 1989080 . The Canadian register on this s",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:08:16+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:08:16+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1989080 (Ford and 1 more), 1989: Suspension\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989080/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}