Mercury · Canada · Mod
Mercury Lynx: Not Entered
Affects Mercury Lynx · 1981 — about 460 vehicles.
The hazard
VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL. FUEL MAY MIGRATE THROUGH THE SPEED CONTROL VACUUM LINES INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO ASSEMBLY THIS COULD CAUSE THE VACUUM O-RING TO SHRINK ALLOWING A VACUUM LEAK. THIS LEAK MAY RESULT IN UNINTENDED ACTIVATION OF THE SPEED CONTROL AND COULD CAUSE GRADUAL ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE.
What to do
Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.
Critical — crash/injury risk now
High — injury risk; see remedy
Moderate — fix at next service
Low — minor / informational