{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1977104 (Kawasaki), 1978",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1977104/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1977104, KAWASAKI SA340, SB440, 1977-11-21. A FLAT HEAD CAP SCREW USED TO FASTEN THE LEFT TIE ROD TO THE STEERING POST IS SUBJECT TO.",
  "excerpt": "Kawasaki Sa340, Sb440. Published by Transport Canada as 1977104 on 21 November 1977. System: Not Entered. What the notice says A flat head cap screw used to fasten the left tie rod to the steering post is subject to hydrogen embrittlement. a substitute screw was used that was too short and provided only marginal engagement when secured with a lock nut. breakage of the original screw can cause separation of the left tie rod from the steering … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. A FLAT HEAD CAP SCREW USED TO FASTEN THE LEFT TIE ROD TO THE STEERING POST IS SUBJECT TO HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT. A SUBSTITUTE SCREW WAS USED THAT WAS TOO SHORT AND PROVIDED ONLY MARGINAL ENGAGEMENT WHEN SECURED WITH A LOCK NUT. BREAKAGE OF THE ORIGINAL SCREW CAN CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE LEFT TIE ROD FROM THE STEERING POST AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF THE LEFT SKI. SA340-A2 FROM 713025 THROUGH 714023 SB440-AE FROM 744026 THROUGH 747025 Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published. 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",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:15:52+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:15:52+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1977104 (Kawasaki), 1978\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1977104/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}