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.rnCORRECTION: 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.
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 1996003.