# Transport Canada recall 1997190

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: 1997190
- Manufacturer's number: 97S91
- Reported: 1997\-10\-30
- Component: Electrical
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 355

## What is wrong

THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECTIVE BATTERIES.  THE BATTERIES MAY HAVE NEGATIVE TERMINALS THAT COULD FRACTURE CAUSING ACID LEAKAGE AND RELATED CORROSION DAMAGE WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE FIRE OR BATTERY EXPLOSION.  CORRECTION: DEFECTIVE BATTERIES WILL BE REPLACED.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1997 MERCURY VILLAGER](/makes/mercury/villager/1997/recalls.md)
- [1998 MERCURY VILLAGER](/makes/mercury/villager/1998/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [0245](/bulletins/636065.md), 2002-11-05, Service bulletin
- [01194](/bulletins/627747.md), 2002-02-22, Service bulletin
- [4661](/bulletins/615197.md), 2001-01-03, Service bulletin
- [12081](/bulletins/613060.md), 2000-06-16, Service bulletin
- [99222](/bulletins/6089681.md), 2000-02-11, Service bulletin
- [97111097234](/bulletins/53660.md), 1998-03-30, Service bulletin
- [BC3073970227](/bulletins/51681.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin
- [BC1023397230](/bulletins/51600.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin
- [BC1021197230](/bulletins/51572.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin
- [BC3353972301](/bulletins/51446.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin

## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

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