{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1998173 (Ford and 1 more), 1998 to 1999: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998173/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1998173, FORD, MERCURY TAURUS, SABLE, 1998-08-28. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ATTACHING STUD THAT MAY HAVE BEEN.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Taurus, Sable. Published by Transport Canada as 1998173 on 28 August 1998. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says These vehicles may have a front seat belt buckle attaching stud that may have been improperly heat treated. this heat treating may have resulted in cracks developing in the stud. if the stud is cracked, there is the potential for less than the intended level of occupant restraint in the event of a vehicle crash. … 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. This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford TAURUS is named on 15 American notices and 1 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. Ford recall 20V692 - 2014-2016 Explorer, 2014-2015 Taurus and 2014 Edge Ford recall 20V072 - 2013-2018 Lincoln MKT and Ford Flex and Taurus Ford recall 18V141 - 2017-2018 Ford Taurus EU Safety Gate alert A12/1812/13: Ford Explorer, Taurus, MKT, notified by United Kingdom Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register. THESE VEHIC",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:59:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:59:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1998173 (Ford and 1 more), 1998 to 1999: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998173/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}