{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988011 (Mercedes-Benz), 1974 to 1983: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988011/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988011, MERCEDES-BENZ L1418, LS1418, L1316, L1116, L1013, 1988-01-27. THE STEERING DRAG LINK HAS AN END THAT IS SLOTTED TO ALLOW FOR.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz L1418, Ls1418, L1316, L1116, L1013. Published by Transport Canada as 1988011 on 27 January 1988. System: Steering. What the notice says The steering drag link has an end that is slotted to allow for clamping of ball joint. in some cases the slot may not be fully closed by the ball joint thread. this could allow water to enter the drag link and result in corrosion and weakening of the drag link. a fractured drag link could adversely affect vehicle … 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. THE STEERING DRAG LINK HAS AN END THAT IS SLOTTED TO ALLOW FOR CLAMPING OF BALL JOINT. IN SOME CASES THE SLOT MAY NOT BE FULLY CLOSED BY THE BALL JOINT THREAD. THIS COULD ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE DRAG LINK AND RESULT IN CORROSION AND WEAKENING OF THE DRAG LINK. A FRACTURED DRAG LINK COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL AND RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: DRAG LINK WILL EITHER BE REPLACED OR INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY DEPENDING UPON DRAG LINK SPECIFICATIONS. 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 publish",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:27:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:27:20+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988011 (Mercedes-Benz), 1974 to 1983: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988011/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}