Ford Windstar. Published by Transport Canada as 1994196 on 14 December 1994. System: Electrical.
What the notice says A brace that runs from the instrument panel to the cowl may contact, and in some cases, abrade insulation on a wire harness which could result in an electrical short and a possible fire. correction: a shield will be installed on the instrument panel to cowl brace and a piece of convolute material will be installed on …
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Ford WINDSTAR in the other registers
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The American register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1994196
- Recall date
- 14 December 1994
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Windstar
- Model years
- 1995
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 9,268
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
A BRACE THAT RUNS FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE COWL MAY CONTACT, AND IN SOME CASES, ABRADE INSULATION ON A WIRE HARNESS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND A POSSIBLE FIRE. CORRECTION: A SHIELD WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO COWL BRACE AND A PIECE OF CONVOLUTE MATERIAL WILL BE INSTALLED ON ONE OF THE ADJACENT HARNESSES.
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Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1994139 · 31 August 1994 · B Series · Steering
- 1994135 · 23 August 1994 · Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, Town Car · Brakes
- 1994116 · 19 July 1994 · Escort · Emissions
- 1994109 · 8 June 1994 · F Series, Super Duty · Engine
- 1994110 · 8 June 1994 · Ranger · Fuel System
- 1994041 · 28 February 1994 · Cougar, Thunderbird · Emissions
- 1994040 · 22 February 1994 · Crown Victoria · Electrical
- 1994016 · 2 February 1994 · Bronco Ii, Ranger · Emissions
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1994201 · 30 December 1994 · Acl, WG · Electrical
- 1994025 · 8 February 1994 · Corrado · Electrical
- 1994004 · 13 January 1994 · 911 Carrera · Electrical
- 1995011 · 3 February 1995 · Accent · Electrical
- 1995031 · 21 February 1995 · Tracer, Escort · Electrical
- 1995202 · 15 November 1995 · Taurus, Topaz, Tempo · Electrical
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 202 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1994.
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