{"vehicle":{"id":"1989_mercury_sable","year":1989,"make":"Mercury","model":"Sable"},"may_apply":true,"as_of":{"us":"2026-10-19","ca":"2026-10-19"},"recalls":[{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1998250","date":"1998-12-22","manufacturer":null,"component":"Steering","summary":"On certain vehicles located in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador, the lower sub frame mount plate nut may corrode and fail due to exposure to road salt.  This could result in loss of structural integrity of the subframe mount attachment.  Detachment of the body mounts at the rear corners of the sub frame which supports the engine and transmission, allows the rear corners of the sub frame to drop.  Should both rear corners drop, steering control would be adversely affected.  Correction:  Dealers will install subframe rear mount bolts, reinforcement plate and plate nuts.","mfr_campaign":"98S36","units":251032,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1998250"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"98V323000","date":"1998-12-16","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS","summary":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY,  MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGNIA, AND  WISCONSIN.  THE REAR LOWER SUBFRAME MOUNT PLATE NUT CAN EXPERIENCE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING IF SUBJECTED TO LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALTS.  THIS CAN RESULT IN FRACTURE AND LOSS OF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUBFRAME MOUNT ATTACHMENT.  DETACHMENT OF THE BODY MOUNTS AT THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME, WHICH SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, ALLOWS THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME TO DROP.","mfr_campaign":"98S36","units":2697000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":"1985-10-14","built_to":"1995-06-27","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/98V323000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1992166","date":"1992-12-30","manufacturer":null,"component":"Structure","summary":"On certain vehicles with 3.0 Litre and 3.8 Litre engines, the body mounts on the rear corners of the subframe which supports the engine and transmission may become detached due to corrosion of the rear lower mount retaining plates, allowing the rear corners of the subframe to drop. Should this occur, steering could become very difficult, thereby adversely affecting vehicle control.  Correction: modified lower body mounts and attaching bolts will be installed on affected vehicles.","mfr_campaign":"92S61","units":157101,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1992166"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1992120","date":"1992-09-29","manufacturer":null,"component":"Seats And Restraints","summary":"SEAT BELT BUCKLES ON THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE CONDITIONS WHEREBY THE  BUCKLE MAY NOT UNLATCH WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON IS DEPRESSED OR MAY NOT LATCH, OR IN SOME CASES, MAY LATCH PARTIALLY BUT NOT SUFFICIENTLY TO  PROVIDE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.  NOTE: ONLY END-RELEASE BUCKLES ON \"RIGID\" MOUNTINGS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS  MALFUNCTION.  CORRECTION: FACTORY INSTALLED END-RELEASE SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL BE  REPLACED WITH REDESIGNED BUCKLES.","mfr_campaign":"92S53","units":36066,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1992120"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1992099","date":"1992-08-21","manufacturer":null,"component":"Emissions","summary":"NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.8 LITRE ENGINES.\nTHESE VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S 1105 - EVAPORATIVE  EMISSIONS.\nCORRECTION: PURGE VALVE AND HOSE ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED  VEHICLES.","mfr_campaign":"91E16","units":16233,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Compliance Mfr","match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1992099"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"92V113000","date":"1992-08-17","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY","summary":"THE RIGID MOUNTED SAFETY BELT BUCKLES ARE DEFECTIVE IN THREE WAYS. FIRST, A FASTENED SAFETY BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT UNLATCH WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. THIS RESULTS FROM INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE BUCKLE EJECTOR FINGER AND THE BUCKLE TONGUE WINDOW. THE SECOND DEFECT IS THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE MAY NOT LATCH. THE THIRD POSSIBLE DEFECT IS THAT THE TONGUE MAY BE RETAINED BY THE BUCKLE, BUT IT MAY NOT BE LATCHED SUFFICIENTLY TO PROVIDE OCCUPANT PROTECTION.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":565000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":"1989-03-01","built_to":"1990-08-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/92V113000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1992060","date":"1992-05-20","manufacturer":null,"component":"Structure","summary":"Note: Station wagon vehicles only.  Young children left unattended in the vehicle could lock themselves in the footwell area of the rear-facing third seat (or the underfloor storage compartment in station wagons not equipped with the optional third seat).  Once the compartment is closed, it cannot be opened from the inside, and there is the danger of air deprivation, excessive body heat and panic response to a child who may have closed himself or herself in the compartment.  Correction: A modified latch will be installed which does not have a self-latching feature and allows the compartment cover to be pushed open from the inside.","mfr_campaign":"92M80","units":48330,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1992060"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"92V065000","date":"1992-05-11","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"WHEELS","summary":"CHILDREN CAN ACCIDENTALLY LOCK THEMSELVES IN THE FOOTWELL AREA OF THE REAR-FACING THIRD SEAT, OR IN THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT IN STATION WAGONS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL THIRD SEAT. ONCE THE COMPARTMENT IS CLOSED IT CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":654000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":"1985-10-01","built_to":"1992-05-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/92V065000"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"91V134000","date":"1991-08-06","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR","summary":"FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SEVERE CORROSION IF OPERATED IN AREAS WHERE CALCIUM CHLORIDE AND SODIUM CHLORIDE ARE USED EXTENSIVELY.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":325000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/91V134000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1991055","date":"1991-03-27","manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"IMPROPER ROUTING OF THE POWER SEAT SWITCH WIRING WILL ALLOW THE   WIRING TO BE CONTACTED AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGED BY THE SEAT   CUSHION SPRING ENDS WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. THIS COULD ABRADE   OR PUNCTURE THE WIRING AND CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH COULD   IN TURN RESULT IN A FIRE.  CORRECTION: POWER SEAT SWITCH WIRING WILL BE REROUTED AND DAMAGED   WIRING WILL BE REPLACED.","mfr_campaign":"91S28","units":7442,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1991055"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"91V036000","date":"1991-03-04","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"SEATS","summary":"THE POWER SEAT SWITCH WIRING IS ROUTED OVER RATHER THAN UNDER THE FRONT SEAT SUPPORT BRACE, ALLOWING DAMAGE BY SEAT CUSHION SPRING ENDS WHEN SEAT IS OCCUPIED.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":278000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":"1987-07-01","built_to":"1988-10-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/91V036000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1991021","date":"1991-02-11","manufacturer":null,"component":"Engine","summary":"THIS RECALL SUPERSEDES RECALL 90-27 FOR VEHICLES IN THE MARITIMES.  THE THROTTLE MAY STICK IN AN OPEN POSITION DUE TO LINKAGE BINDING   CAUSED BY CORROSION. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RUN AT HIGHER THAN IDLE SPEED WHEN THE THROTTLE IS RELEASED AND COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT DRIVER CONTROL RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CRASH.  CORRECTION: A STAINLESS STEEL SLEEVE, WHICH WILL BE PLACED OVER THE HUB    ON THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, AND A SECONDARY THROTTLE LEVER TO FIT THE SLEEVE, ALONG WITH OTHER MOUNTING PARTS, WILL BE INSTALLED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.","mfr_campaign":"91S25","units":113833,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1991021"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1990193","date":"1990-12-07","manufacturer":null,"component":"Brakes","summary":"THE COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON THESE VEHICLES MAY  CORRODE, WEAKEN AND FRACTURE, RESULTING IN A REDUCTION OF BRAKING  PERFORMANCE. SUCH A FRACTURE WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKING AT THE  CORRESPONDING FRONT WHEEL WHICH COULD IN TURN RESULT IN INCREASED  STOPPING DISTANCE AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.  CORRECTION: FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WILL BE REPLACED.","mfr_campaign":"90S19","units":127161,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1990193"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1990027","date":"1990-02-09","manufacturer":null,"component":"Engine","summary":"RANGER/BRONCO II - 2.9 LITRE ENGINES\nTAURUS/SABLE - 3.0 LITRE ENGINES\nNOTE: VEHICLES LOCATED IN NEWFOUNDLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK AND  PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.\nTHE THROTTLE MAY STICK IN AN OPEN POSITION DUE TO LINKAGE BINDING CAUSED  BY CORROSION. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RUN AT HIGHER THAN IDLE  SPEED WHEN THE THROTTLE IS RELEASED AND COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT DRIVER  CONTROL RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CRASH.\nCORRECTION: ON VEHICLES WITH 2.9 LITRE ENGINES, DEALERS WILL CLEAN,  MODIFY AND LUBRICATE THE HUB PIN AND LEVER BUSHINGS WITH A MARINE-TYPE  ANTI-SEIZE GREASE. ADDITIONALLY, ON VEHICLES WITH 3.0 LITRE ENGINES, THE  HUB PIN LEVER ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED.\nNOTE: THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY RECALL NO. 91021.","mfr_campaign":"90S02","units":15909,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1990027"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1988169","date":"1988-12-12","manufacturer":null,"component":"Lights And Instruments","summary":"THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 108 - LIGHTING. VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH CLEAR FRONT SIDE MARKER LAMPS AND CLEAR BULBS INSTEAD OF AMBER BULBS.\nCORRECTION: CLEAR FRONT SIDE MARKER LAMP BULBS WILL BE REPLACED WITH AMBER BULBS.","mfr_campaign":"88S58","units":1557,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Compliance Mfr","match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1988169"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"88V190000","date":"1988-12-12","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"FRONT SIDE MARKER LAMPS WERE UNINTENTIONALLY EQUIPPED WITH CLEAR BULBS, INSTEAD OF AMBER COLORED BULBS AS SPECIFIED IN FMVSS 108.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":22000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["SABLE"],"built_from":"1988-08-01","built_to":"1988-10-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/88V190000"}],"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."]}