{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1983002 (Ihc), 1977 to 1983",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1983002/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1983002, IHC S1700, S2500, S1800, S2100, S1900, 1983-01-06. 1977-83 S SERIES 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100, AND 2500 TRUCKS AND BUSES. IN.",
  "excerpt": "Ihc S1700, S2500, S1800, S2100, S1900. Published by Transport Canada as 1983002 on 6 January 1983. System: Not Entered. What the notice says 1977-83 s series 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100, and 2500 trucks and buses. in vehicles equipped with 1900 lb. front axles the output shaft of the saginaw 553 manual steering gear may develop cracks inboard of the pitman arm mounting. continued operation may cause shaft failure resulting in separation of the pitman arm from … 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. 1977-83 S SERIES 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100, AND 2500 TRUCKS AND BUSES. IN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1900 LB. FRONT AXLES THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE SAGINAW 553 MANUAL STEERING GEAR MAY DEVELOP CRACKS INBOARD OF THE PITMAN ARM MOUNTING. CONTINUED OPERATION MAY CAUSE SHAFT FAILURE RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE PITMAN ARM FROM THE STEERING GEAR. THIS CAN 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 published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada rec",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:12:47+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:12:47+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1983002 (Ihc), 1977 to 1983\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1983002/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}