{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2014579 (Spartan), 2013: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2014579/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2014579, SPARTAN METRO STAR, GLADIATOR, 2014-12-18. On certain vehicles, the castle nuts for the steering linkage ball joint.",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Metro Star, Gladiator. Published by Transport Canada as 2014579 on 18 December 2014. System: Steering. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the castle nuts for the steering linkage ball joint fasteners, which mount to the bell cranks, may have been improperly tightened during assembly. If the castle nuts were to come completely loose, the steering linkage may separate from the bell cranks without warning. This could result in a loss … 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. Transport Canada carries this recall as 2014579 , dated 18 December 2014. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 14V812 , dated 23 December 2014. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 14023 . Number 2014579 14V812 Dated 18 December 2014 23 December 2014 Register Transport Canada NHTSA Make Spartan The two registers are 5 days apart : the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second. These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T09:56:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:31:49+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2014579 (Spartan), 2013: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2014579/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}