What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1976164
- Recall date
- 10 March 1977
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- B Series, L Series
- Model years
- 1976 to 1977
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 175
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On ceratin trucks and bus chassis equipped with 7000 and 9000 pound front axles and air brakes. The front axle-to-spring u-bolts may fracture and separate due to improper heat treatment. If two u-bolts on the same side of the front axle should separate, the front axle could displace and result in a loss of steering control with little or no warning to the driver.
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 1976164.