{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988122 (Western Star), 1988: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988122/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988122, WESTERN STAR CONVENTIONAL, 1988-08-19. On certain trucks, internal failure of the TRW ROSS TAS65 steering gear mechanism can.",
  "excerpt": "Western Star Conventional. Published by Transport Canada as 1988122 on 19 August 1988. System: Steering. What the notice says On certain trucks, internal failure of the TRW ROSS TAS65 steering gear mechanism can occur such that the gear binds and/or is unable to transmit torque between the input and output shaft. This could result in complete loss of steering control and a possible vehicle crash. Correction: Steering box 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, internal failure of the TRW ROSS TAS65 steering gear mechanism can occur such that the gear binds and/or is unable to transmit torque between the input and output shaft. This could result in complete loss of steering control and a possible vehicle crash. Correction: Steering box 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 1988122 . 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. 1988115 · 5 August 1988 · C",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:44:38+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:44:38+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988122 (Western Star), 1988: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988122/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}