{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1998087 (Freightliner), 1996 to 1998: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998087/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1998087, FREIGHTLINER CENTURY, 1998-05-04. THE U-JOINT DEFLECTOR RINGS MAY BE LOOSE, ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE U-JOINT BEARING AREA.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Century. Published by Transport Canada as 1998087 on 4 May 1998. System: Powertrain. What the notice says The u-joint deflector rings may be loose, allowing water to enter the u-joint bearing area resulting in dilution of the lubricant, oxidation of bearing and seal surfaces, and loss of lubricant. this could result in separation of the interaxle driveline. correction: vehicles will be inspected for loose deflector … 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. This site holds seven national and European registers. Freightliner CENTURY is named on 1 American notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. DTNA recall 17V810 - 2002-2017 Freightliner Cascadia, Century Class, Columbia a... Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register. THE U-JOINT DEFLECTOR RINGS MAY BE LOOSE, ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE U-JOINT BEARING AREA RESULTING IN DILUTION OF THE LUBRICANT, OXIDATION OF BEARING AND SEAL SURFACES, AND LOSS OF LUBRICANT. THIS COULD RESULT IN SEPAR",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:16:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:16:57+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1998087 (Freightliner), 1996 to 1998: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998087/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}