{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988115 (Western Star), 1988: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988115/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988115, WESTERN STAR CONVENTIONAL, 1988-08-05. On certain trucks equipped with an Eaton model EFA-12, 13,200 pound, front steering.",
  "excerpt": "Western Star Conventional. Published by Transport Canada as 1988115 on 5 August 1988. System: Steering. What the notice says On certain trucks equipped with an Eaton model EFA-12, 13,200 pound, front steering axle, the steering arms could develop fatigue cracks. Thus there is a possibility of steering arm failure with loss of vehicle steering control. Correction: Suspect steering arms will be replaced. 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. On certain trucks equipped with an Eaton model EFA-12, 13,200 pound, front steering axle, the steering arms could develop fatigue cracks. Thus there is a possibility of steering arm failure with loss of vehicle steering control. Correction: Suspect steering arms will be replaced. 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 1988115 . The Canadian register on this site Western Star is named on 210 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time. 1988122 · 19 August 1988 · Conventional · Steering 1988109 · 18 July 1988 · Conventional · Other 198",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:33:45+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:33:45+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988115 (Western Star), 1988: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988115/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}