{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1989080","date":"1989-06-02","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Suspension","summary":"IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED REAR SUSPENSION KNUCKLES ON THESE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE HIGH MILEAGE FATIGUE CRACKS AND EVENTUAL FRACTURE. SHOULD A FRACTURE OCCUR, THE REAR SUSPENSION AT THAT WHEEL WOULD NOT REMAIN INTACT AND VEHICLE CONTROL COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.  CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND SUSPECT REAR SUSPENSION KNUCKLES WILL BE REPLACED.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"89S64","part_number":null,"units":939,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Suspension","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Les articulations de la suspension arrière ont subi un traitement thermique inadéquat; ainsi, elles peuvent se fissurer sous  l'effet de la fatigue et se briser.  En cas de bris d'une articulation, l'intégrité de la suspension de ce coté le comportement routier du véhicule."},"vehicles":[{"year":1989,"make":"FORD","model":"THUNDERBIRD","vehicle_id":"1989_ford_thunderbird","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1989,"make":"MERCURY","model":"COUGAR","vehicle_id":"1989_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/1989080"}