{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1989054 (Arctic), 1989: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989054/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1989054, ARCTIC TRAILER, 1989-04-21. THE MIDLAND BRAKE VALVES INSTALLED ON THESE UNITS MAY EXPERIENCE HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT AND.",
  "excerpt": "Arctic Trailer. Published by Transport Canada as 1989054 on 21 April 1989. System: Brakes. What the notice says The midland brake valves installed on these units may experience hydrogen embrittlement and possible fracturing of the screws that hold the valve sections together resulting in loss of air pressure. loss of air pressure could cause full or partial loss of service brakes, increased stopping distances and possible … 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 MIDLAND BRAKE VALVES INSTALLED ON THESE UNITS MAY EXPERIENCE HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT AND POSSIBLE FRACTURING OF THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE VALVE SECTIONS TOGETHER RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE COULD CAUSE FULL OR PARTIAL LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND POSSIBLE APPLICATION OF THE TRAILER SPRING BRAKES. APPLICATION OF THE EMERGENCY SPRING BRAKES COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. CORRECTION: TRAILERS WILL BE INSPECTED AND VALVES WITH SUSPECT DATE CODES WILL BE REPLACED NOTE: TRAILERS LOCATED IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. 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",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:33:36+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:33:36+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1989054 (Arctic), 1989: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989054/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}