{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1989041 (Western Star), 1988 to 1989: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989041/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1989041, WESTERN STAR CONVENTIONAL, 1989-03-28. Certain trucks could experience fatigue cracking of the axle beam which in turn could.",
  "excerpt": "Western Star Conventional. Published by Transport Canada as 1989041 on 28 March 1989. System: Steering. What the notice says Certain trucks could experience fatigue cracking of the axle beam which in turn could result in complete rupture of the forged centre section of the beam. A beam failure could result in loss of vehicle control and a crash without prior warning. Correction: axle beams will be replaced on affected vehicles. 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. Certain trucks could experience fatigue cracking of the axle beam which in turn could result in complete rupture of the forged centre section of the beam. A beam failure could result in loss of vehicle control and a crash without prior warning. Correction: axle beams will be replaced on affected vehicles. 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 1989041 . 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. 1989016 · 9 February 1989 · Conventional · Engin",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:14:24+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:14:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1989041 (Western Star), 1988 to 1989: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989041/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}