What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2019432
- Recall date
- 27 August 2019
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Fiesta
- Model years
- 2012 to 2013
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 13,564
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:rnOn certain cars, water and road debris can enter the battery junction box. This could result in corrosion of some electrical components. If this happens, the low beam headlights and daytime running lights could turn off while driving. This recall applies to cars originally sold or currently registered in areas of heavy road salt usage (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador). rn rnSafety Risk: rnA loss of low beam headlights and/or daytime running lights would reduce visibility. This could increase the risk of a crash.rnrnCorrective Actions: rnFord will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their car to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to service the battery junction box. The dealer will clean the battery junction box, install foam sealing to the cover, and replace any corroded fuses, terminals or relays.
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 2019432.