What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1997060
- Recall date
- 20 March 1997
- Make
- Ford, Mercury, Lincoln
- Models
- Taurus, Sable, Continental
- Model years
- 1991 to 1995
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 59,966
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
DIRECT WATER SPRAY OR LONG TERM WET DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE WATER TO ACCUMULATE IN THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE CONDUIT. UNDER COLD CONDITIONS THIS WATER COULD FREEZE AND PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE CLOSED POSITION WHEN THE SPEED CONTROL IS DISENGAGED. THIS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT DRIVER CONTROL AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.rnCORRECTION: MOISTURE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CABLE CONDUIT AND A BOOT WILL BE ADDED TO THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE TO PREVENT WATER ENTRY.
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 1997060.