{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1979013 (Ihc), 1978 to 1979: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979013/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1979013, IHC S1700, S1853, S1823, S1623, S1800, S1723, S1600, S1900, 1979-01-23. THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLING TO STEERING GEAR INPUT.",
  "excerpt": "Ihc S1700, S1853, S1823, S1623, S1800, S1723. Published by Transport Canada as 1979013 on 23 January 1979. System: Steering. What the notice says The steering column coupling to steering gear input shaft clamp was improperly heat treated and may deform or fracture. this condition can cause wear and progressive looseness which could progress until the shaft serrations and/or coupling internal spline teeth become stripped. this would result in a loss of … 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. THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLING TO STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT CLAMP WAS IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND MAY DEFORM OR FRACTURE. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE WEAR AND PROGRESSIVE LOOSENESS WHICH COULD PROGRESS UNTIL THE SHAFT SERRATIONS AND/OR COUPLING INTERNAL SPLINE TEETH BECOME STRIPPED. THIS WOULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE 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 recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1979013 . The Canadian register on this site Ihc is named on ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:30:24+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:30:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1979013 (Ihc), 1978 to 1979: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979013/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}