What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1992108
- Recall date
- 4 September 1992
- Make
- Mercury, Ford
- Models
- Cougar, Thunderbird
- Model years
- 1989
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 10,242
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: THIS RECALL SUPERSEDES RECALL 91066 (91S32).rnA CABLE IN THE TENSION RELIEVER MECHANISM IN EITHER THE SAFETY BELTS PROVIDED IN THE KITS FOR RECALL 91066 (91S32) OR THE FACTORY INSTALLED FRONT SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES MAY BREAK OR BIND CAUSING A MALFUNCTION IN THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE FRONT SAFETY BELTS MAY NOT RETRACT AFTER FULL EXTENSION. IN THIS CONDITION, THE BELTED OCCUPANT WILL NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION.rnCORRECTION: DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
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 1992108.