Merkur Xr4Ti. Published by Transport Canada as 1990180 on 16 November 1990. System: Fuel System.
What the notice says Note: vehicles located in eastern british columbia, alberta, yukon, northwest territories, saskatchewan, manitoba and northwestern ontario.
under 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 …
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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.
UNDER 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.
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 1990180.
Merkur elsewhere in this register
Merkur is named on 2 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
The same system: Fuel System
866 notices in this register name Fuel System. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1990159 · 18 October 1990 · Dakota · Fuel System
- 1990130 · 21 August 1990 · Yj · Fuel System
- 1990122 · 13 August 1990 · School Bus, Safari · Fuel System
- 1990115 · 30 July 1990 · W100, D150, W150 · Fuel System
- 1990114 · 27 July 1990 · XJS · Fuel System
- 1990103 · 4 July 1990 · Jetta · Fuel System
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