What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1978091
- Recall date
- 13 September 1978
- Make
- Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Custom 500, Marquis, Ltd, Meteor
- Model years
- 1979
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 1,214
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE FRONT BRAKE HOSES MAY RUB AGAINST THE EDGES OF THE FRAME MOUNTED REBOUND BUNPER BRACKETS CAUSING HOSE WEAR AND A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID RESULTING IN A LOSS OF FRONT WHEEL BRAKING PERFORMANCE. THE OPERATOR WOULD BE ALERTED OF THE MALFUNCTION BY ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WRANING LIGHT. rnAT THE TIME OF RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT, NONE OF THESE VEHICLES HAD BEEN SOLD TO THE PUBLIC.
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 Canada recall 1978091.