{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1979161 (Buick and 3 more), 1980",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979161/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1979161, BUICK, PONTIAC, OLDSMOBILE, CHEVROLET SKYLARK, PHOENIX, OMEGA, CITATIO, 1979-09-26. THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING PLATE MAY.",
  "excerpt": "Buick Skylark, Phoenix, Omega, Citation. Published by Transport Canada as 1979161 on 26 September 1979. System: Not Entered. What the notice says The steering gear mounting plate may develop fatigue cracks which would allow the steering gear attachment to become loose. the driver may notice that the steering wheel can be turned several degrees before a change in vehicle direction occurs. 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 GEAR MOUNTING PLATE MAY DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE STEERING GEAR ATTACHMENT TO BECOME LOOSE. THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BE TURNED SEVERAL DEGREES BEFORE A CHANGE IN VEHICLE DIRECTION OCCURS. 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 1979161 . The Canadian register on this site Buick is named on 326 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time. 1979162 · 26 September 1979 ·",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:42:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:42:54+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1979161 (Buick and 3 more), 1980\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979161/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}