{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1997221 (Mercury and 1 more), 1995 to 1996: Engine",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997221/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1997221, MERCURY, FORD MYSTIQUE, CONTOUR, 1997-12-11. NOTE: ONLY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL OPTION ARE INVOLVED. THE.",
  "excerpt": "Mercury Mystique, Contour. Published by Transport Canada as 1997221 on 11 December 1997. System: Engine. What the notice says Note: only vehicles equipped with the traction control option are involved. the throttle cables on these vehicles may have been damaged during vehicle assembly. this may lead to fraying or separation of the throttle cable, which could prevent the engine from returning to idle. this could adversely affect vehicle … 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. NOTE: ONLY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL OPTION ARE INVOLVED. THE THROTTLE CABLES ON THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY LEAD TO FRAYING OR SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE, WHICH COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE. THIS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL. CORRECTION: THROTTLE CABLE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A REVISED DESIGN VERSION. 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 199722",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:43:16+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:43:16+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1997221 (Mercury and 1 more), 1995 to 1996: Engine\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997221/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}