{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2001195 (Ford and 1 more), 1996 to 1998: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2001195/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2001195, FORD, MERCURY CONTOUR, MYSTIQUE, COUGAR, 2001-07-16. Certain passenger vehicles. The rough surface of the heater blower.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Contour, Mystique, Cougar. Published by Transport Canada as 2001195 on 16 July 2001. System: Powertrain. What the notice says Certain passenger vehicles. The rough surface of the heater blower resistor's stainless steel blades can damage the copper surface of the wiring harness connector. The damage could, over time, cause increased resistance in the connector and, due to subsequent terminal relaxation, result in an open circuit condition. … 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. Certain passenger vehicles. The rough surface of the heater blower resistor's stainless steel blades can damage the copper surface of the wiring harness connector. The damage could, over time, cause increased resistance in the connector and, due to subsequent terminal relaxation, result in an open circuit condition. The heater blower resistor may overheat causing the attached electrical connector to melt, creating the potential for a fire. Correction: Dealers will install a new heater blower resistor and a new wire jumper harness. 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 C",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:26:56+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:26:56+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2001195 (Ford and 1 more), 1996 to 1998: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2001195/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}