{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1994162","date":"1994-10-24","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Emissions","summary":"Certain Cougar XR-7, Tunderbird turbo, and Merkur XR4TI vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of CMVSS 1103 - Exhaust Emissions.  Correction: Dealers will replace the exhaust system catalyst and a vacuum delay valve will be installed in the EGC vacuum line.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"93E45","part_number":null,"units":1693,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Compliance Mfr","french":{"component":"Émissions","notification":"Conformité - fabricant","summary":"Certains Cougar XR-7, Tunderbird turbo et Merkur XR4TI ne satisfont pas aux exigences de la NSVAC 1103 - Gaz d'échappement. Correction: Le catalyseur du système d'échappement devra être remplacé et un dispositif de temporisation installé sur la canalisation à dépression du RGE."},"vehicles":[{"year":1988,"make":"FORD","model":"THUNDERBIRD","vehicle_id":"1988_ford_thunderbird","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1989,"make":"FORD","model":"THUNDERBIRD","vehicle_id":"1989_ford_thunderbird","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1988,"make":"MERCURY","model":"COUGAR","vehicle_id":"1988_mercury_cougar","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},{"year":1988,"make":"MERKUR","model":"XR4TI","vehicle_id":"1988_merkur_xr4ti","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1989,"make":"MERKUR","model":"XR4TI","vehicle_id":"1989_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/1994162"}