{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1984087","date":"1984-07-19","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"ON VEHICLES WITH  OPTIONAL FRONT SEAT RECLINERS, THE UPPER SHOULDER SCREW THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK FRAME TO THE RECLINER MECHANISM MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FATIGUE FRACTURE.  IF FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE RECLINER UPPER ATTACHMENT SCREW WERE TO OCCUR ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE SEAT BACK  COULD ROTATE REARWARD TO A NEAR HORIZONTAL POSITION WITHOUT WARNING POTENTIALLY AFFECTING THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"492","part_number":null,"units":3721,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"french":{"component":null,"notification":null,"summary":"Sur les véhicules équipés, en option, de dossiers avant inclinables, la vis supérieure qui fixe le cadre du dossier au mécanisme d'inclinaison peut se briser par fatigue. Si cela se produit, le dossier peut brusquement basculer en arrière à l'horizontale ce qui risque d'influer sur la maîtrise du véhicule par le conducteur."},"vehicles":[{"year":1981,"make":"FORD","model":"ESCORT","vehicle_id":"1981_ford_escort","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1981,"make":"MERCURY","model":"LYNX","vehicle_id":"1981_mercury_lynx","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/1984087"}