What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1975004
- Recall date
- 24 January 1975
- Make
- Autocar
- Models
- C, Dc
- Model years
- 1973 to 1974
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 49
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain trucks, the front spring shackle bolts are not metallurgically equivalent to material specified and could break during normal service operation. Failure of a front spring shackle bolt can result in loss of vehicle control without prior warning to the operator and with vehicle crash the potential occurrence.
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 1975004.