Transport Canada carries this recall as 2014109, dated 2 April 2014. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 14V164, dated 2 April 2014. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 14C03.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2014109 | 14V164 |
| Dated | 2 April 2014 | 2 April 2014 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
| Make | Ford | |
Both registers carry the same date for this defect.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 14V164, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2014109
- Recall date
- 2 April 2014
- Make
- Ford, Lincoln
- Models
- Escape, Fusion, C-Max, Mkz
- Model years
- 2013
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Compliance Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 4,744
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 207 u2013 Anchorage of Seats. The front driver and passenger seatback recliner mechanism may separate from the seatback frame due to improper welding. If this were to occur, the seatback could become noisy, loose or begin leaning and could fail to meet the strength requirements of the standard. This could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Correction: Dealers will replace the seatback assemblies.
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 2014109.