Ford Super Duty. Published by Transport Canada as 1996163 on 8 October 1996. System: Electrical.
What the notice says Note: motorhome basic chassis.
a 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 …
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Ford SUPER DUTY in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford SUPER DUTY is named on 43 American notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
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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.
A 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.
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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.
- 1996135 · 13 September 1996 · Taurus, Sable, Windstar · Powertrain
- 1996136 · 13 September 1996 · F-250, Super Duty, F-350 · Structure
- 1996134 · 12 September 1996 · Topaz, Tempo · Electrical
- 1996124 · 22 August 1996 · Taurus · Engine
- 1996121 · 2 August 1996 · Town Car, Crown Victoria · Steering
- 1996118 · 26 July 1996 · Windstar · Seats And Restraints
- 1996034 · 21 February 1996 · Taurus, Sable · Brakes
- 1996016 · 25 January 1996 · Ranger · Engine
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.
- 1996126 · 23 August 1996 · Defender · Electrical
- 1996108 · 21 July 1996 · Southwind, Pace Arrow, Bounder · Electrical
- 1996111 · 16 July 1996 · H3-40 Coach, Vip-45 Motorhome, Xl-45 Coach · Electrical
- 1996029 · 12 February 1996 · Neon · Electrical
- 1996024 · 6 February 1996 · A6, 90, 100 · Electrical
- 1997001 · 6 January 1997 · SL Class · Electrical
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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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