{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1990180","date":"1990-11-16","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Fuel System","summary":"NOTE: VEHICLES LOCATED IN EASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA,   YUKON, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, SASKATCHEWAN, MANITOBA AND   NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO.\nUNDER CONDITIONS OF EXTREME COLD AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY, FUEL FLOW   MAY CAUSE AN ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE TO BUILD UP TO A SUFFICIENT   LEVEL TO DISCHARGE TO GROUND THROUGH THE NYLON FUEL LINE THAT   CONNECTS THE FUEL PUMP TO THE FUEL FILTER. THIS COULD FORM A PIN   HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE TO OCCUR. IN THE   PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, SUCH AS AN ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE   FROM THE FUEL FILTER, A FIRE COULD RESULT.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"90S17","part_number":null,"units":394,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","french":{"component":"Système d'alimentation en carburant","notification":"Sécurité - TC","summary":"Dans des conditions de froid intense et d'humidité très basse, le passage du carburant dans la canalisation en nylon qui relie la pompe à carburant au filtre à carburant peut causer une accumulation de charge électrostatique assez élevée pour causer une mise à la masse. Cela peut produire une piqûre dans la canalisation et permettre une fuite de carburant. En présence d'une source d'allumage, comme une décharge électrostatique à partir du filtre à carburant, un incendie peut s'ensuivre."},"vehicles":[{"year":1985,"make":"MERKUR","model":"XR4TI","vehicle_id":"1985_merkur_xr4ti","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1986,"make":"MERKUR","model":"XR4TI","vehicle_id":"1986_merkur_xr4ti","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1987,"make":"MERKUR","model":"XR4TI","vehicle_id":"1987_merkur_xr4ti","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1988,"make":"MERKUR","model":"XR4TI","vehicle_id":"1988_merkur_xr4ti","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/1990180"}