What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1992060
- Recall date
- 20 May 1992
- Make
- Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Taurus, Sable
- Model years
- 1986 to 1992
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 48,330
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Note: Station wagon vehicles only. Young children left unattended in the vehicle could lock themselves in the footwell area of the rear-facing third seat (or the underfloor storage compartment in station wagons not equipped with the optional third seat). Once the compartment is closed, it cannot be opened from the inside, and there is the danger of air deprivation, excessive body heat and panic response to a child who may have closed himself or herself in the compartment. Correction: A modified latch will be installed which does not have a self-latching feature and allows the compartment cover to be pushed open from the inside.
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 1992060.