# Transport Canada recall 1981048

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1981048
- Manufacturer's number: 419
- Reported: 1981\-04\-10
- Units potentially affected: 460

## What is wrong

VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL.  FUEL MAY MIGRATE THROUGH THE SPEED CONTROL VACUUM LINES INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO ASSEMBLY THIS COULD CAUSE THE VACUUM O\-RING TO SHRINK ALLOWING A VACUUM LEAK. THIS LEAK MAY RESULT IN UNINTENDED ACTIVATION OF THE SPEED CONTROL AND COULD CAUSE GRADUAL ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1981 FORD ESCORT](/makes/ford/escort/1981/recalls.md)
- [1981 MERCURY LYNX](/makes/mercury/lynx/1981/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1981048](/v1/recalls/tc/1981048)

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