{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2001042","date":"2001-02-21","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"On certain vehicles, a misrouted battery cable to the alternator could contact the metal tubing that is part of the power steering line. This could eventually wear the insulation and result in an electrical short. An electrical short could potentially result in a fire, or in a no-start or stall.  Correction:  Dealers will inspect vehicles and the battery cable will rerouted or replaced as required.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"01S02","part_number":null,"units":8036,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Circuit électrique","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Sur certains véhicules, un câble de batterie mal acheminé vers l'alternateur peut entrer en contact avec un tube métallique de la servo-direction. Si c'est le cas, l'isolation du câble peut s'user de part en part avec risque de court-circuit. Un court-circuit peut provoquer un incendie, empêcher le moteur de démarrer ou le faire caler. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront inspecter les véhicules et refaire l'acheminement du câble de la batterie, ou le remplacer, le cas échéant."},"vehicles":[{"year":1999,"make":"MERCURY","model":"COUGAR","vehicle_id":"1999_mercury_cougar","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2000,"make":"MERCURY","model":"COUGAR","vehicle_id":"2000_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/2001042"}