{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1983079 (Mack), 1983",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1983079/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1983079, MACK MIDLINER MS200, MIDLINER MS300, MIDLINER MS250, 1983-09-28. BELLVILLE LOCKWASHERS USED WITH THE POWER STEERING GFEAR.",
  "excerpt": "Mack Midliner Ms200, Midliner Ms300, Midliner Ms250. Published by Transport Canada as 1983079 on 28 September 1983. System: Not Entered. What the notice says Bellville lockwashers used with the power steering gfear capscrews to attach the steering gear housing to the cab steering gear mounting bracket were installed backwards negating the torque setup. the loosening caused by this error will result in noticeable steering chucking, erratic steering and a potential for loss … 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. BELLVILLE LOCKWASHERS USED WITH THE POWER STEERING GFEAR CAPSCREWS TO ATTACH THE STEERING GEAR HOUSING TO THE CAB STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BRACKET WERE INSTALLED BACKWARDS NEGATING THE TORQUE SETUP. THE LOOSENING CAUSED BY THIS ERROR WILL RESULT IN NOTICEABLE STEERING CHUCKING, ERRATIC STEERING AND A POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLE CRASH. 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 1983079 ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:07:01+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:07:01+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1983079 (Mack), 1983\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1983079/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}