{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1981109 (Ihc), 1977 to 1978",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1981109/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1981109, IHC LOADSTAR 1700, LOADSTAR 1600, LOADSTAR 1800, 1981-10-23. 1977 - 78 LOADSTAR 1600/1700/1800 TRUCKS AND SCHOOL BUSES.",
  "excerpt": "Ihc Loadstar 1700, Loadstar 1600, Loadstar 1800. Published by Transport Canada as 1981109 on 23 October 1981. System: Not Entered. What the notice says 1977 - 78 loadstar 1600/1700/1800 trucks and school buses. pushrod connecting brake pedal assembly to the master cylinder may have been incorrectly mounted to the lower of two holes in the brake pedal assembly. incorrect mounting can cause sideload forces to be applied to the pushrod, which are sufficient to cause … 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. 1977 - 78 LOADSTAR 1600/1700/1800 TRUCKS AND SCHOOL BUSES. PUSHROD CONNECTING BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MOUNTED TO THE LOWER OF TWO HOLES IN THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. INCORRECT MOUNTING CAN CAUSE SIDELOAD FORCES TO BE APPLIED TO THE PUSHROD, WHICH ARE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE PUSHROD FRACTURE AND EVENTUAL SEPARATION THUS PREVENTING MASTER CYLINDER ACTUATION AND CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY. THIS COULD CAUSE VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. 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 publi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:23:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:23:55+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1981109 (Ihc), 1977 to 1978\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1981109/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}