What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1996002
- Recall date
- 9 January 1996
- Make
- Mercury, Ford
- Models
- Mystique, Contour
- Model years
- 1995
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Fuel System
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 15,513
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE OPENING REINFORCEMENT, FABRICATED FROM TWO SEPARATELY MOULDED PIECES SPIN WELDED TOGETHER, MAY EVENTUALLY LEAK FUEL AT THE WELD JOINT. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A FIRE.rnCORRECTION: FUEL TANK ASSEMBLIES WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONES CONTAINING ONE PIECE MOULDED REINFORCEMENTS.
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 1996002.