What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1982027
- Recall date
- 5 March 1982
- Make
- Autocar, Western Star, White
- Models
- S, Conventional, Dc, C
- Model years
- 1975 to 1981
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 660
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain trucks, binding bolts used to secure steering shaft yokes to their mating components may not have been tightened to specifications. Over or under tightened binder bolts may lead to a separation of the steering shaft from the column resulting in loss of vehicle control and possible crash.
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 1982027.