{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988143 (International), 1988 to 1989: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988143/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988143, INTERNATIONAL 1753, METRO, 1654, 1652SC, 1988-10-14. ON VEHICLES WITH 7.3 LITRE ENGINES AND POWER STEERING, THE V-BELT.",
  "excerpt": "International 1753, Metro, 1654, 1652Sc. Published by Transport Canada as 1988143 on 14 October 1988. System: Steering. What the notice says On vehicles with 7.3 litre engines and power steering, the v-belt pulley, which drives the hydraulic pump providing power assist for steering and hydraulic brakes can fail. this would cause loss of power assist to the steering and primary power assist to the brakes and possibly result in loss of control and a 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. ON VEHICLES WITH 7.3 LITRE ENGINES AND POWER STEERING, THE V-BELT PULLEY, WHICH DRIVES THE HYDRAULIC PUMP PROVIDING POWER ASSIST FOR STEERING AND HYDRAULIC BRAKES CAN FAIL. THIS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING AND PRIMARY POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: A DIFFERENT PULLEY WILL BE INSTALLED AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP MOUNTING WILL BE REINFORCED. 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.",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:17:25+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:17:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988143 (International), 1988 to 1989: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988143/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}