{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1996002 (Mercury and 1 more), 1995: Fuel System",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996002/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1996002, MERCURY, FORD MYSTIQUE, CONTOUR, 1996-01-09. THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE OPENING REINFORCEMENT, FABRICATED FROM TWO SEPARATELY.",
  "excerpt": "Mercury Mystique, Contour. Published by Transport Canada as 1996002 on 9 January 1996. System: Fuel System. What the notice says The fuel tank filler pipe opening reinforcement, fabricated from two separately moulded pieces spin welded together, may eventually leak fuel at the weld joint. fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source, could potentially result in a fire. correction: fuel tank assemblies will be replaced with ones … 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. THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE OPENING REINFORCEMENT, FABRICATED FROM TWO SEPARATELY MOULDED PIECES SPIN WELDED TOGETHER, MAY EVENTUALLY LEAK FUEL AT THE WELD JOINT. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A FIRE. CORRECTION: FUEL TANK ASSEMBLIES WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONES CONTAINING ONE PIECE MOULDED REINFORCEMENTS. 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 1996002 . The Canadian register on this site Mercury",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:12:59+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:12:59+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1996002 (Mercury and 1 more), 1995: Fuel System\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996002/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}