What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1988057
- Recall date
- 19 April 1988
- Make
- Totem
- Models
- Trailer
- Model years
- 1986 to 1987
- Vehicle class
- Heavy Trailer
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 31
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
INADEQUATE WELD PENETRATION ON MAIN BEAM WELDS MAY RESULT IN CRACKING DURING COLD WEATHER. THIS COULD RESULT IN TRAILER INSTABILITY AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITH A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: UNITS WITH CRACKS WILL BE REPAIRED AND HAVE A REINFORCING STRAP INSTALLED. UNITS THAT DO NOT HAVE CRACKS WILL BE REINFORCED WITH A BOTTOM STRAP.
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 1988057.