What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1985079
- Recall date
- 28 June 1985
- Make
- Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Tempo, Topaz
- Model years
- 1984 to 1985
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 88,060
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
SOME OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH REAR SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM - TO - SPINDLE ATTACHMENT BOLTS THAT MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FRACTURE DURING VEHICLE USE. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE ADJACENT REAR SPINDLE COULD DISENGAGE FROM THE CONTROL ARM, CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POSSIBLE CRASH.
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 1985079.