What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1977122
- Recall date
- 19 December 1977
- Make
- Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Maverick, Comet, F-100, F-150, Monarch, Granada, F-250, F-350
- Model years
- 1977
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 3,500
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL STEERING. THE MANUAL STEERING GEAR RECIRCULATING BALLS MAY FRACTURE DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT. FRACTURED RECIRCULATING BALLS WILL INCREASE STEERING EFFORT AND CAUSE MOMENTARY STEERING HANG-UP. CONTINUED USE OF THE VEHICLE WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
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 1977122.