{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1983014","date":"1983-02-09","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"VEHICLES WITH 3.8 LITRE ENGINES.  VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH INADEQUATELY WELDED FRONT SEAMS ON THE FUEL TANK.  A FUEL LEAK COULD DEVELOP AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, PRESENT A POTENTIAL FOR FIRE.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"454","part_number":null,"units":131,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"french":{"component":null,"notification":null,"summary":"Le réservoir d'essence de ces véhicules a peut-être des joints mal soudés à l'avent. Du carburant pourrait fuir et, en présence d'une source de combustion, prendre feu."},"vehicles":[{"year":1983,"make":"FORD","model":"THUNDERBIRD","vehicle_id":"1983_ford_thunderbird","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1983,"make":"MERCURY","model":"COUGAR","vehicle_id":"1983_mercury_cougar","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/1983014"}