{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1981079 (Mack), 1980 to 1981",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1981079/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1981079, MACK MS300, 1981-07-13. HOLES DRILLED IN TRANSMISSION AND REAR AXLE DRIVE LINE YOKES TO BALANCE THEM COULD LEAD TO FAILURE.",
  "excerpt": "Mack Ms300. Published by Transport Canada as 1981079 on 13 July 1981. System: Not Entered. What the notice says Holes drilled in transmission and rear axle drive line yokes to balance them could lead to failure of the yoke while vehicle is being driven without any warning to driver. this situation would cause the drive shaft to come loose and could result in damage to the brake air lines. 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. Transport Canada carries this recall as 1981079 , dated 13 July 1981. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V815 , dated 10 November 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, SC138 . Number 1981079 16V815 Dated 13 July 1981 10 November 2016 Register Transport Canada NHTSA Make Mack The two registers are 12,904 days apart : the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second. These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on d",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T10:23:14+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:45:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1981079 (Mack), 1980 to 1981\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1981079/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}