{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988144 (Freightliner), 1984 to 1988: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988144/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988144, FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL, HCOE, 1988-10-17. THE STEERING ARM USED ON THE EATON EFA-12FA FRONT AXLE MAY FAIL WHEN USED IN.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Conventional, Hcoe. Published by Transport Canada as 1988144 on 17 October 1988. System: Steering. What the notice says The steering arm used on the eaton efa-12fa front axle may fail when used in conjunction with ross hfb-70 power steering gears if torque limiting features are not maintained. a failed steering arm would cause loss of vehicle control and could result in a crash without prior warning. correction: install a … 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 ARM USED ON THE EATON EFA-12FA FRONT AXLE MAY FAIL WHEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ROSS HFB-70 POWER STEERING GEARS IF TORQUE LIMITING FEATURES ARE NOT MAINTAINED. A FAILED STEERING ARM WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: INSTALL A NONADJUSTABLE 1500 PSI POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE TO LIMIT STEERING ARM FORCES. REPLACE STEERING ARM WITH A DESIGN CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING HIGHER FORCES. ADJUST MAXIMUM POPPET VALVE SETTINGS TO 500 PSI AND ADJUST AXLE STOPS. 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",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:18:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:18:50+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988144 (Freightliner), 1984 to 1988: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988144/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}