{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1990143 (Searles), 1988 to 1990: Structure",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1990143/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1990143, SEARLES HINGE ASSEMBLY, 1990-09-13. NOTE: UNITS INSTALLED ON BODIES AND FLAT RACKS IN ONTARIO. THE WELD MAY BREAK AWAY FROM.",
  "excerpt": "Searles Hinge Assembly. Published by Transport Canada as 1990143 on 13 September 1990. System: Structure. What the notice says Note: units installed on bodies and flat racks in ontario. the weld may break away from the internal hinge pin locking plate allowing the pin to possibly slide out of position. if this occurs there is a chance of the body falling to either side or if both pins come out, falling to the rear. this could result in … 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. NOTE: UNITS INSTALLED ON BODIES AND FLAT RACKS IN ONTARIO. THE WELD MAY BREAK AWAY FROM THE INTERNAL HINGE PIN LOCKING PLATE ALLOWING THE PIN TO POSSIBLY SLIDE OUT OF POSITION. IF THIS OCCURS THERE IS A CHANCE OF THE BODY FALLING TO EITHER SIDE OR IF BOTH PINS COME OUT, FALLING TO THE REAR. THIS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYONE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FALLING DUMP BODY OR FLAT RACK. CORRECTION: A PLATE WILL BE WELDED TO THE OPPOSITE END OF THE HINGE PIN AND THE SUPPORT ANGLE. 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 ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:17:27+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:17:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1990143 (Searles), 1988 to 1990: Structure\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1990143/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}