{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1997092 (Western Star), 1995 to 1997: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997092/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1997092, WESTERN STAR 5800, 4800, 1997-04-28. On certain trucks, the steering shaft may contact the top of the firewall adapter.",
  "excerpt": "Western Star 5800, 4800. Published by Transport Canada as 1997092 on 28 April 1997. System: Steering. What the notice says On certain trucks, the steering shaft may contact the top of the firewall adapter opening. Over time the adapter could wear a groove in the steering shaft and eventually cause the steering shaft to fail, resulting in loss of steering control and a possible crash. Correction: Firewall adapter plate will be modified on … 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. On certain trucks, the steering shaft may contact the top of the firewall adapter opening. Over time the adapter could wear a groove in the steering shaft and eventually cause the steering shaft to fail, resulting in loss of steering control and a possible crash. Correction: Firewall adapter plate will be modified 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 1997092 . 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. 19971",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:23:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:23:05+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1997092 (Western Star), 1995 to 1997: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997092/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}