{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1977153 (Chevrolet and 2 more), 1978: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1977153/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1977153, CHEVROLET, BUICK, PONTIAC MONZA, SKYHAWK, SUNBIRD, 1978-02-07. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING. THE STEERING.",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Monza, Skyhawk, Sunbird. Published by Transport Canada as 1977153 on 7 February 1978. System: Steering. What the notice says Vehicles equipped with power steering. the steering intermediate shaft coupling pot joint may have been machined oversize in the serration area where the joint attaches to the steering gear shaft. this condition may have prevented proper tightening of the coupling and may allow the coupling to slip when the … 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. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING. THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COUPLING POT JOINT MAY HAVE BEEN MACHINED OVERSIZE IN THE SERRATION AREA WHERE THE JOINT ATTACHES TO THE STEERING GEAR SHAFT. THIS CONDITION MAY HAVE PREVENTED PROPER TIGHTENING OF THE COUPLING AND MAY ALLOW THE COUPLING TO SLIP WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. THE DRIVER WOULD BE ALERTED BY A RASPING NOISE AND EXCESSIVE WHEEL PLAY. FAILURE TO HEED THE WARNING MAY RESULT IN SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. 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 r",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:32:07+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:32:07+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1977153 (Chevrolet and 2 more), 1978: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1977153/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}