Transport CanadaMedium Risk
1992 MERCURY COUGARTransport Canada Recall #1999193
The official notice
Defect
On certain vehicles, the high electrical current flowing through the headlamp switch during simultaneous operation of the headlamps and fog lamps may cause the switches internal bimetal circuit breaker to open due to overheating. Should this occur, the vehicle's headlights may go out for brief intervals (flickering or blinking). Extended cycling of the circuit breaker due to continued overheating can result in longer duration outages.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will install a headlamp switch which incorporates a circuit breaker of revised design, and a wiring harness connector, if needed.
4,154 vehicles affectedMfr ref: 99S30Updated June 10, 2026