{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1997119 (Ford), 1998: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997119/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1997119, FORD B SERIES, 1997-06-17. On certain B700 vehicles, the welds that attach the key to the top of the shift tube may not.",
  "excerpt": "Ford B Series. Published by Transport Canada as 1997119 on 17 June 1997. System: Powertrain. What the notice says On certain B700 vehicles, the welds that attach the key to the top of the shift tube may not adequately retain the key, allowing the transmission to be in a gear other than indicated on the PRNDL, or in some cases RNDL. This could result in vehicle roll away when parked or the vehicle proceeding in an unintended … 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 certain B700 vehicles, the welds that attach the key to the top of the shift tube may not adequately retain the key, allowing the transmission to be in a gear other than indicated on the PRNDL, or in some cases RNDL. This could result in vehicle roll away when parked or the vehicle proceeding in an unintended direction when the accelerator is pressed. Correction: Steering column shift tube will be replaced and, if required, the park brake linkage will be adjusted. 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 1997119 . The Canadian register on this site Ford is named on 818 notices",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:40:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:40:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1997119 (Ford), 1998: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997119/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}