{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1985046 (Ihc), 1979 to 1985",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1985046/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1985046, IHC CARGOSTAR, 1985-04-25. 1973-85 INTERNATIONAL CARGOSTAR TRUCKS. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 10,800 LB. AND 12,000 LB. FRONT.",
  "excerpt": "Ihc Cargostar. Published by Transport Canada as 1985046 on 25 April 1985. System: Not Entered. What the notice says 1973-85 international cargostar trucks. on vehicles equipped with 10,800 lb. and 12,000 lb. front axles and sheppard power steering, the steering pitman arm may develop cracks as the result of repeated left and right maximum turns against the axle stop or standstill steering maneuvers. these cracks could propogate … 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. 1973-85 INTERNATIONAL CARGOSTAR TRUCKS. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 10,800 LB. AND 12,000 LB. FRONT AXLES AND SHEPPARD POWER STEERING, THE STEERING PITMAN ARM MAY DEVELOP CRACKS AS THE RESULT OF REPEATED LEFT AND RIGHT MAXIMUM TURNS AGAINST THE AXLE STOP OR STANDSTILL STEERING MANEUVERS. THESE CRACKS COULD PROPOGATE INTO A FRACTURE OF THE PITMAN ARM AND RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A 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: Tran",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:21:42+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:21:42+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1985046 (Ihc), 1979 to 1985\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1985046/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}