What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1986124
- Recall date
- 6 November 1986
- Make
- Mercury, Ford
- Models
- Sable, Taurus
- Model years
- 1987
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 995
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE STEERING COLUMN LOWER SHAFT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE STEERING SHAFT INSULATOR FLANGE. IF THE SHAFT WERE TO SEPARATE, TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH. rnCORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1986124.