What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1979118
- Recall date
- 12 July 1979
- Make
- Mack
- Models
- R
- Model years
- 1979
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- Vehicles affected
- 1
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
SPICER MODEL SG46 MANUAL STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE THE PINCH BOLT HOLE CENTER TO STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT CENTER ON THE LOWER YOKE DIMENSION EXCEEDING SPECIFICATION SUCH THAT IF THE PINCH BOLT LOOSENS, IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT NOTCH AND THE SHAFT COULD SLIP OFF. THIS WOULD RESULT IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
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 1979118.