{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1999139 (Mercury and 1 more), 1998 to 1999: Engine",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1999139/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1999139, MERCURY, FORD MYSTIQUE, CONTOUR, COUGAR, 1999-07-27. On certain vehicles, the accelerator cable may have been manufactured.",
  "excerpt": "Mercury Mystique, Contour, Cougar. Published by Transport Canada as 1999139 on 27 July 1999. System: Engine. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the accelerator cable may have been manufactured with a burr on or near the end of the cable sleeve interior. This burr could fray the core wire which in turn could cause the accelerator not to return to idle when the accelerator pedal is released. This could result in 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. On certain vehicles, the accelerator cable may have been manufactured with a burr on or near the end of the cable sleeve interior. This burr could fray the core wire which in turn could cause the accelerator not to return to idle when the accelerator pedal is released. This could result in a vehicle crash. Correction: Accelerator cable will be replaced with a revised version which has a flared conduit sleeve end and molded-on end fitting. 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 1999139 . The Canadian register on this site Mercury is named on 243 notices in the copy of ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:11:33+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:11:33+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1999139 (Mercury and 1 more), 1998 to 1999: Engine\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1999139/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}