# Transport Canada recall 1997098

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: 1997098
- Manufacturer's number: 97S71
- Reported: 1997\-05\-08
- Component: Other
- Notification type: Compliance Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 9

## What is wrong

THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S 115 \- VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.  THE FOURTH CHARACTERS OF THE V.I.N. PLATE WHICH IS AFFIXED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE CODED "F" RATHER THAN "E". "E" IS THE APPROPRIATE CODE FOR THESE 7000 POUND GVWR VEHICLES. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE NINTH CHARACTER \(CHECK DIGIT\) OF THE V.I.N. IS ALSO INCORRECT. ONLY THE V.I.N. PLATE IS IN ERROR.  THE SAFETY CERTIFICATION LABELS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ON WHICH THE VEHICLE'S V.I.N. IS LISTED DISPLAY THE CORRECT V.I.N.

CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INCORRECT V.I.N. PLATES.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1997 FORD EXPEDITION](/makes/ford/expedition/1997/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/1997098](/v1/recalls/tc/1997098)

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