What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1996163
- Recall date
- 8 October 1996
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Super Duty
- Model years
- 1997
- Vehicle class
- Chassis Cab
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 89
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: MOTORHOME BASIC CHASSIS.rnA PLASTIC COATED STEEL SUPPORT STRAP FOR THE BATTERY CABLE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS CRIMPED ONTO THE CABLE. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE BATTERY CABLE DEVELOPING A SHORT TO GROUND. A SHORTED BATTERY CABLE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE. CORRECTION: CABLE INSULATION WILL BE INSPECTED AND SUPPORT STRAP WILL BE REPLACED WITH A REVISED, UNCRIMPED STRAP ATTACHED WITH TAPE. CONVOLUTE WILL BE ADDED BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE SUPPORT STRAP. DAMAGED BATTERY CABLES WILL BE REPLACED.
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 1996163.