What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1978108
- Recall date
- 11 October 1978
- Make
- Mercury, Ford
- Models
- Meteor, Marquis, Custom 500, Ltd
- Model years
- 1979
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 2,069
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE TAIL LAMP LIGHT BULB SOCKETS INSTALLED IN 1979 FORD AND MERCURY MODEL SEDANS MAY BE OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH. THE TAIL LAMP AND BACK- UP LAMP LIGHT BULB SOCKETS INSTALLED ON 1979 MERCURY MODEL STATION WAGONS MAY HAVE EXCESS LENGTH. USE OF THESE INCORRECT SOCKETS COULD CAUSE THE AFFECTED LAMPS TO FAIL THE PHOTOMETRIC OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARD 108 AND 108A - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
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 1978108.