{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1996017 (Mercury and 1 more), 1996: Heater And Defroster",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996017/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1996017, MERCURY, FORD COUGAR, THUNDERBIRD, 1996-01-25. THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE.",
  "excerpt": "Mercury Cougar, Thunderbird. Published by Transport Canada as 1996017 on 25 January 1996. System: Heater And Defroster. What the notice says The semi-automatic temperature control module may malfunction and cause erratic blower operation, high blower or no blower regardless of control position. should the no blower condition occur, the vehicle's defroster may not clear the windshield of frost/fog. correction: dealers will inspect and if necessary, replace … 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 SEMI-AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE ERRATIC BLOWER OPERATION, HIGH BLOWER OR NO BLOWER REGARDLESS OF CONTROL POSITION. SHOULD THE NO BLOWER CONDITION OCCUR, THE VEHICLE'S DEFROSTER MAY NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD OF FROST/FOG. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULE WITH A REVISED DESIGN MODULE. 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 Can",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:37:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:37:05+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1996017 (Mercury and 1 more), 1996: Heater And Defroster\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996017/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}