What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1979183
- Recall date
- 6 November 1979
- Make
- Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Maverick, Comet, Granada, Montego, Torino, Cougar, Meteor, Monarch, Mustang
- Model years
- 1975 to 1976
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 145,002
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN EIGHT CYLINDER ENGINES. THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (E.G.R.) BACKPRESSURE TRANSDUCER TUBE MAY CRACK CAUSING EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE IN THE BACKPRESSURE SENSING CIRCUIT AND INCREASED EMISSIONS OF NITROGEN OXIDES. ALSO, ON SOME VEHICLES, AN IMPROPER E.G.R. PORTED VACUUM SWITCH CAN CAUSE SIMILAR INCREASES IN EMISSIONS OF NITROGEN OXIDES. THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS.
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 1979183.