What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1985070
- Recall date
- 31 May 1985
- Make
- Mercury, Ford
- Models
- Capri, Ltd, Marquis, Mustang
- Model years
- 1985
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 1,112
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE TANDEM POWER BRAKE BOOSTER REAR SHELLS MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH REDUCED WALL THICKNESSES. REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATIONS COULD CAU SE SUCH A SHELL TO CRACK AND THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY TO COME APART.THIS COULD RESULT IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILTY WITHOUT PRIOR WARN ING AND PRESENT THE POSSIBILITY FOR LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE CRAS H.
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 1985070.