{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1988088","date":"1988-06-23","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL TRAILER TOW PACKAGE. THE TAILLIGHT RELAY ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE WIRES THAT ARE OF A SMALLER GAUGE THAN THE FUSE LINK WHICH IS PROTECTING THE CIRCUIT. A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE TRAILER WIRING OR WATER INTRUSION INTO THE RELAY ASSEMBLY COULD CAUSE THE SMALLER GAUGE WIRES TO ACT AS A FUSE LINK AND OVERHEAT, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE.\nCORRECTION: A FUSE WILL BE INSTALLED WITHIN THE TRAILER TOW RELAY POWER FEED CIRCUIT WHICH WILL PROTECT THE RELAY FROM SHORT CIRCUIT OR THERMAL OVERLOAD.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"88S49","part_number":null,"units":3626,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Circuit électrique","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Seuls les véhicules dotés de l'équipement d'attelage de remorque en option (\"trailer tour package\") font l'objet du rappel.\nLes fils des relais de feux arrière sont d'un calibre inférieur à celui des fusibles qui protègent le circuit. En cas de court-circuit dans le câblage de la remorque ou d'infiltration d'eau, les fils de petit calibre peuvent jouer le rôle de fils fusibles et surchauffer, voire causer un incendie."},"vehicles":[{"year":1986,"make":"FORD","model":"AEROSTAR","vehicle_id":"1986_ford_aerostar","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1987,"make":"FORD","model":"AEROSTAR","vehicle_id":"1987_ford_aerostar","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1988,"make":"FORD","model":"AEROSTAR","vehicle_id":"1988_ford_aerostar","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/1988088"}