{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2008008 (Damon), 2004 to 2005: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2008008/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2008008, DAMON ESCAPER, 2008-01-10. On certain vehicles, the steering gear may have been assembled with an incorrect recirculating.",
  "excerpt": "Damon Escaper. Published by Transport Canada as 2008008 on 10 January 2008. System: Steering. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the steering gear may have been assembled with an incorrect recirculating ball spacer which could allow the recirculating balls to escape from the ball circuit, resulting in a loss of steering. The operator may notice higher required steering wheel inputs, or the need for more steering wheel … 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 vehicles, the steering gear may have been assembled with an incorrect recirculating ball spacer which could allow the recirculating balls to escape from the ball circuit, resulting in a loss of steering. The operator may notice higher required steering wheel inputs, or the need for more steering wheel adjustments while driving in a straight line in combination with metallic cracking noises prior to a loss of steering. Loss of steering control could result in a vehicle crash causing injury or death. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if required, replace the steering gear assembly. 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",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:23:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:23:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2008008 (Damon), 2004 to 2005: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2008008/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}