{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016602 (Ford): the same defect as American campaign 16V874",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016602/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016602, FORD FUSION, 2016-12-01. On certain vehicles, the left rear seat back frame may have insufficient weld penetration between.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Fusion. Published by Transport Canada as 2016602 on 1 December 2016. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the left rear seat back frame may have insufficient weld penetration between the pivot bracket and the pivot pin due to an error during welding setup. Improperly welded seat back pivot pins may not adequately retain items in the luggage compartment in a crash, which could increase the risk of … 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. Transport Canada carries this recall as 2016602 , dated 1 December 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V874 , dated 5 December 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 16S43 . Number 2016602 16V874 Dated 1 December 2016 5 December 2016 Register Transport Canada NHTSA Make Ford The two registers are 4 days apart : the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second. These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same man",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T09:57:27+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T09:57:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016602 (Ford): the same defect as American campaign 16V874\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016602/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}