What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2000158
- Recall date
- 24 July 2000
- Make
- Mercury, Ford
- Models
- Grand Marquis, Crown Victoria
- Model years
- 1998 to 2000
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Other
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 25,115
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain vehicle have jacking instructions which, if followed, may cause the operator to place the jack on a frame weld when attempting to raise a rear wheel. If the vehicle is jacked up with the jack placed on the frame weld and if the wheels are not blocked or chocked, then the jack may yield and the vehicle may drop suddenly with the potential for injury to the operator. Correction: Owners will be provided with a revised Jack Instruction and Stowage Card and Jack Warning Label and a supplement to the owner guide. This information moves the jacking location several inches forward of the frame weld and clearly recommends that the diagonally opposite wheel be blocked.
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 2000158.