What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1996187
- Recall date
- 20 November 1996
- Make
- Dodge
- Models
- Ram
- Model years
- 1994 to 1995
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 36,575
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the plastic pins and metal clip that retain the steering column lower shaft could break, causing the lower shaft to separate from the upper shaft. This would result in loss of steering control and a possible crash without prior warning. Correction: A restraining sleeve will be added to the intermediate shaft to limit the amount of axial steering column shaft movement possible in the event the plastic pins and metal clip are broken.
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 1996187.