Ford Contour, Mystique. Published by Transport Canada as 1996003 on 9 January 1996. System: Seats And Restraints.
What the notice says These vehicles may not comply with the requirements of c.m.v.s.s 210 - seat belt assembly anchorages. the hardware that attaches the outboard ends of the front safety belts to the front seat frames may be cracked or fractured. if so. the load that the safety belt could sustain would be below that specified by the …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1996003
- Recall date
- 9 January 1996
- Make
- Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Contour, Mystique
- Model years
- 1995
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Compliance MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 18,240
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF C.M.V.S.S 210 - SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES. THE HARDWARE THAT ATTACHES THE OUTBOARD ENDS OF THE FRONT SAFETY BELTS TO THE FRONT SEAT FRAMES MAY BE CRACKED OR FRACTURED. IF SO. THE LOAD THAT THE SAFETY BELT COULD SUSTAIN WOULD BE BELOW THAT SPECIFIED BY THE STANDARD.
CORRECTION: REINFORCEMENT PLATES WILL BE INSTALLED TO THE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE OF BOTH OUTBOARD FRONT SAFETY BELTS. IF THE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE IS FRACTURED, A NEW SAFETY BELT WILL BE INSTALLED.
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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.
- 1996002 · 9 January 1996 · Mystique, Contour · Fuel System
- 1996016 · 25 January 1996 · Ranger · Engine
- 1996017 · 25 January 1996 · Cougar, Thunderbird · Heater And Defroster
- 1996034 · 21 February 1996 · Taurus, Sable · Brakes
- 1996118 · 26 July 1996 · Windstar · Seats And Restraints
- 1996121 · 2 August 1996 · Town Car, Crown Victoria · Steering
- 1996124 · 22 August 1996 · Taurus · Engine
- 1996134 · 12 September 1996 · Topaz, Tempo · Electrical
The same system: Seats And Restraints
900 notices in this register name Seats And Restraints. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1996007 · 10 January 1996 · C Series, K Series · Seats And Restraints
- 1996014 · 17 January 1996 · Protege · Seats And Restraints
- 1996045 · 7 March 1996 · Park Avenue, Lesabre · Seats And Restraints
- 1996061 · 17 April 1996 · Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis · Seats And Restraints
- 1996064 · 29 April 1996 · TJ · Seats And Restraints
- 1996103 · 11 July 1996 · Villager · Seats And Restraints
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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 209 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1996.
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