{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2001043 (Mercury), 1999: Lights And Instruments",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2001043/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2001043, MERCURY COUGAR, 2001-02-06. On certain vehicles, the brass terminals in the stop lamp extension harness connector at the.",
  "excerpt": "Mercury Cougar. Published by Transport Canada as 2001043 on 6 February 2001. System: Lights And Instruments. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the brass terminals in the stop lamp extension harness connector at the brake lamp switch are inadequate to handle the current required by the two stop lamp filaments on each side of the vehicle. Either a short or an open circuit may develop, which could result in either a lack of stop lamp … 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 brass terminals in the stop lamp extension harness connector at the brake lamp switch are inadequate to handle the current required by the two stop lamp filaments on each side of the vehicle. Either a short or an open circuit may develop, which could result in either a lack of stop lamp function or in the stop lamps being continuously illuminated. Correction: Stop lamp switch will be replaced, in addition, the stop lamp extension harness will be replaced with a harness containing bronze terminals at the stop lamp switch connector. 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 ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:17:42+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:17:42+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2001043 (Mercury), 1999: Lights And Instruments\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2001043/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}