{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2002236 (Ford), 1997: Airbag",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2002236/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2002236, FORD ESCORT, 2002-12-09. On certain vehicles, the Integrated Air Bag Monitor (IABM) contaminated with water or other liquids.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Escort. Published by Transport Canada as 2002236 on 9 December 2002. System: Airbag. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the Integrated Air Bag Monitor (IABM) contaminated with water or other liquids may experience internal electrical shorting. This in turn may result in air bag readiness light illumination; however in very rare occurrences, airbag deployment, melted wiring or fire may occur. Correction: Dealer … 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 ESCORT is named on 13 British notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. DVSA recall R/1992/018: Ford Escort (Fracture of horn bracket) DVSA recall R/1992/038: Ford Orion and Escort (Brake pipes chafing) DVSA recall R/1992/059: Ford Orion and Escort (Insecurity of front towing eye) 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. On certain vehicles, the Integrated Air Bag Monitor (IABM) contaminated with water or other liquids may expe",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:07:03+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:07:03+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2002236 (Ford), 1997: Airbag\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2002236/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}