What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1990180
- Recall date
- 16 November 1990
- Make
- Merkur
- Models
- Xr4ti
- Model years
- 1985 to 1988
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Fuel System
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 394
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: VEHICLES LOCATED IN EASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, YUKON, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, SASKATCHEWAN, MANITOBA AND NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO.rnUNDER CONDITIONS OF EXTREME COLD AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY, FUEL FLOW MAY CAUSE AN ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE TO BUILD UP TO A SUFFICIENT LEVEL TO DISCHARGE TO GROUND THROUGH THE NYLON FUEL LINE THAT CONNECTS THE FUEL PUMP TO THE FUEL FILTER. THIS COULD FORM A PIN HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE TO OCCUR. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, SUCH AS AN ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE FROM THE FUEL FILTER, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
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 1990180.