{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1978137 (John Deere), 1979 to 1980",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1978137/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1978137, JOHN DEERE TRAILFIRE 440, TRAILFIRE 340, LIQUIFIRE 340, 1978-11-24. STEERING DRAG LINK TO STEERING COLUMN BOLT CAN LOOSEN.",
  "excerpt": "John Deere Trailfire 440, Trailfire 340, Liquifire 340. Published by Transport Canada as 1978137 on 24 November 1978. System: Not Entered. What the notice says Steering drag link to steering column bolt can loosen and cause loss of steering. also the bolt head can lock into the pan bottom access hole which can cause the steering to lock during a sharp left turn. 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. STEERING DRAG LINK TO STEERING COLUMN BOLT CAN LOOSEN AND CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING. ALSO THE BOLT HEAD CAN LOCK INTO THE PAN BOTTOM ACCESS HOLE WHICH CAN CAUSE THE STEERING TO LOCK DURING A SHARP LEFT TURN. 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 official notice: Transport Canada recall 1978137 . The Canadian register on this site John Deere is named on 14 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time. 1979206 · 14 December 1979 · Sportfire 340, Trailfire 340, Liquifire 440 · Not Entered 1976",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:08:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:08:08+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1978137 (John Deere), 1979 to 1980\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1978137/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}