{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1993078 (Mercury and 1 more), 1991: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1993078/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1993078, MERCURY, FORD TRACER, ESCORT, 1993-06-01. ON VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE ROLL PINS SECURING THE IGNITION LOCK.",
  "excerpt": "Mercury Tracer, Escort. Published by Transport Canada as 1993078 on 1 June 1993. System: Steering. What the notice says On vehicles with manual transmission, the roll pins securing the ignition lock cylinder in the steering column housing may not remain in place. this could cause the ignition lock cylinder to disengage from the steering column housing which could result in steering column lock-up and loss of steering control. … 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. ON VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE ROLL PINS SECURING THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER IN THE STEERING COLUMN HOUSING MAY NOT REMAIN IN PLACE. THIS COULD CAUSE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER TO DISENGAGE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN HOUSING WHICH COULD RESULT IN STEERING COLUMN LOCK-UP AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND IF ROLL PINS ARE PRESENT AND FULLY INSERTED, A PLASTIC SNAP-ON SLEEVE WILL BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE PINS FROM COMING OUT. IF ONE OR BOTH OR THE ROLL PINS ARE MISSING OR NOT FULLY INSERTED, THE IGNITION LOCK HOUSING ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED (ALONG WITH THE DOOR LOCKS AND THE LIFTGATE/DECK-LID LOCKS SO THAT KEY COMPATIBILITY IS MAINTAINED). Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced he",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:05:48+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:05:48+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1993078 (Mercury and 1 more), 1991: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1993078/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}