{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1999164 (Ford and 1 more), 1998: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1999164/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1999164, FORD, MERCURY CONTOUR, MYSTIQUE, 1999-09-16. On certain vehicles, the air bag sensor wiring pigtail insulation may become.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Contour, Mystique. Published by Transport Canada as 1999164 on 16 September 1999. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the air bag sensor wiring pigtail insulation may become brittle and crack over time due to water accumulation in the protective convolute combined with high under hood temperatures and routing of the pigtail near the radiator. This could result in the air bag warning light illuminating and … 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 air bag sensor wiring pigtail insulation may become brittle and crack over time due to water accumulation in the protective convolute combined with high under hood temperatures and routing of the pigtail near the radiator. This could result in the air bag warning light illuminating and disabling of the air bag. Correction: Air bag sensors with revised wiring insulation will be installed. Also, vehicles which have the air bag warning light illuminated will have a new air bag diagnostic monitor installed if required. 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: T",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:47:07+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:47:07+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1999164 (Ford and 1 more), 1998: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1999164/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}