Ford Contour, Mystique. Published by Transport Canada as 1998103 on 20 May 1998. System: Emissions.
What the notice says Note: vehicles equipped with 2.5 litre engines.
these vehicles may not comply with c.m.v.s.s. 1103 - exhaust emissions.
premature failure of the catalyst substrate material in the catalyst and exhaust manifold assemblies (light-off catalysts) can result in restricted exhaust gas flow, loss of power and exhaust …
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1998103
- Recall date
- 20 May 1998
- Make
- Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Contour, Mystique
- Model years
- 1995 to 1996
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Emissions
- Raised as
- Compliance MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 10,244
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5 LITRE ENGINES.
THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS.
PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE CATALYST SUBSTRATE MATERIAL IN THE CATALYST AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD ASSEMBLIES (LIGHT-OFF CATALYSTS) CAN RESULT IN RESTRICTED EXHAUST GAS FLOW, LOSS OF POWER AND EXHAUST EMISSION LEVELS IN EXCESS OF THOSE SPECIFIED IN THE STANDARD.
CORRECTION: LEFT AND RIGHT HAND LIGHT-OFF CATALYSTS WILL BE REPLACED. UNDERBODY CATALYST WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY.
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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.
- 1998104 · 25 May 1998 · F-350 Super Duty · Brakes
- 1998105 · 25 May 1998 · F-450 Super Duty, F-550 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty · Steering
- 1998114 · 4 June 1998 · Sable, Taurus · Fuel System
- 1998121 · 15 June 1998 · Taurus, Sable · Suspension
- 1998035 · 20 February 1998 · Ranger · Suspension
- 1998019 · 29 January 1998 · Taurus, Continental, Sable · Lights And Instruments
- 1998016 · 28 January 1998 · Explorer · Structure
- 1998208 · 21 October 1998 · Contour, Mystique · Powertrain
The same system: Emissions
175 notices in this register name Emissions. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1998106 · 25 May 1998 · Avenger, Talon, Sebring · Emissions
- 1998085 · 4 May 1998 · GS 400, LS 400 · Emissions
- 1998123 · 17 June 1998 · Ram · Emissions
- 1998040 · 18 March 1998 · Astro, Safari, K Series · Emissions
- 1998038 · 4 March 1998 · Ram · Emissions
- 1998032 · 20 February 1998 · Ram · Emissions
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
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 255 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1998.
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