{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1982103","date":"1982-12-23","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLES.  RIGHT AND LEFT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY HAVE BEEN FABRICATED FROM STEEL WITH A MATERIAL THICKNESS BELOW THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATION.  UNDER SEVERE CONDITIONS, STRESSES INDUCED IN THE CONTROL ARMS COULD CAUSE FATIGUE CRACKS WITH POSSIBLE SUBSEQUENT BREAKAGE OF THE CONTROL ARMS.  THIS WOULD ALLOW THE REAR AXLE TO SHIFT AND ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"453","part_number":null,"units":625,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"french":{"component":null,"notification":null,"summary":"Les bras inférieurs droit et gauche de la suspension arrière ont peut-être été fabriqués avec de l'acier d'une épaisseur inférieure à la limite minimale.  Dans des conditions rigoureuses, les efforts subis par eux pourraient causer des fissures\nde fatigue et entraîner ainsi la rupture de ces bras. Celle-ci permettrait à l'essieu arrière de se déplacer, ce qui nuirait à\nla maîtrise du véhicule."},"vehicles":[{"year":1981,"make":"FORD","model":"LTD","vehicle_id":"1981_ford_ltd","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1982,"make":"FORD","model":"LTD","vehicle_id":"1982_ford_ltd","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1981,"make":"MERCURY","model":"MARQUIS","vehicle_id":"1981_mercury_marquis","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1982,"make":"MERCURY","model":"MARQUIS","vehicle_id":"1982_mercury_marquis","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1982103"}