{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1996206 (Buick and 1 more), 1996: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996206/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1996206, BUICK, PONTIAC SKYLARK, GRAND AM, 1996-12-13. THE STEERING COLUMN LOWER PINCH BOLT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TORQUED TO.",
  "excerpt": "Buick Skylark, Grand Am. Published by Transport Canada as 1996206 on 13 December 1996. System: Steering. What the notice says The steering column lower pinch bolt may not have been torqued to specification. this could result in rattle and looseness in the steering system. if the pinch bolt were backed out of the joint completely, rotation of the steering shaft against the connector in high effort steering maneuvers could cause increasing … 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 COLUMN LOWER PINCH BOLT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION. THIS COULD RESULT IN RATTLE AND LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. IF THE PINCH BOLT WERE BACKED OUT OF THE JOINT COMPLETELY, ROTATION OF THE STEERING SHAFT AGAINST THE CONNECTOR IN HIGH EFFORT STEERING MANEUVERS COULD CAUSE INCREASING LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING AND A CRASH. CORRECTION: STEERING COLUMN PINCH BOLT WILL BE INSPECTED AND IF NECESSARY TIGHTENED TO SPECIFIED TORQUE. 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 m",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:19:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:19:20+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1996206 (Buick and 1 more), 1996: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996206/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}