What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1980050
- Recall date
- 8 April 1980
- Make
- Lincoln
- Models
- Mark Vi, Continental
- Model years
- 1980
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 1,466
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRICALLY HEATED REAR WINDOWS. AN ACCESSORY FEED WIRE ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN PINCHED BENEATH A MOUNTING BOLT FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL RECIRCULATING DUCT ASSEMBLY. IF THE WIRE INSULATION WAS TORN OR ABRADED SUCH THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURRED, THE WIRE COULD OVERHEAT RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
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 1980050.