{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1994023","date":"1994-02-07","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Fuel System","summary":"AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THEN A SHORT TIME LATER RESTARTED, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A SATURATED CHARCOAL CANISTER TO EXPEL FUEL VAPOR FROM THE INLET VENT OF THE CANISTER ONTO THE TOP OF A HOT ELECTRIC FAN PRERESISTOR CAUSING AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.  CORRECTION: THE FUEL VAPOR CANISTER VENT LINE WILL BE REPOSITIONED AWAY FROM THE ELECTRIC FAN PRERESISTOR. ALSO, THE PRERESISTOR WILL HAVE A LARGER HEAT SHIELD AND A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"94-0123","part_number":null,"units":234,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Système d'alimentation en carburant","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Par température ambiante élevée, lorsqu'on fait démarrer le véhicule après une courte période d'arrêt et que l'absorbeur à charbon est saturé de vapeurs de carburant, il se peut que ces vapeurs, en provenance de l'orifice d'admission, soient\nprojetées sur la pré-résistance du ventilateur électrique et provoquent un incendie dans le compartiment moteur.\nCORRECTION: Le tuyau d'évent du réservoir des vapeurs de carburant devra être éloigné de la pré-résistance du ventilateur. On devra aussi installer un bouclier thermique plus grand et un faisceau de câbles avec fusibles sur la pré-résistance."},"vehicles":[{"year":1992,"make":"MERCEDES-BENZ","model":"400","vehicle_id":"1992_mercedes-benz_400","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1993,"make":"MERCEDES-BENZ","model":"400","vehicle_id":"1993_mercedes-benz_400","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/1994023"}