What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1979085
- Recall date
- 11 May 1979
- Make
- Lincoln, Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Versailles, Continental, Ltd Ii, Bobcat, Monarch, F Series, Zephyr, Fairmont, Mark V, Cougar, Thunderbird, Capri, Econoline, Granada, Mustang, Pinto, Bronco
- Model years
- 1979
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 8,258
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
SOME BRAKE PUSHROD TO BRAKE PEDAL RETAINING PINS WERE INCORRECTLY HEAT TREATED AND MAY NOT MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED SET WHEN INSTALLED. THE RETAINING PIN MAY FALL OUT ALLOWING A POSSIBLE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE PUSHROD FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL RESULTING IN A LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES.
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 1979085.