Transport Canada carries this recall as 2015081, dated 24 February 2015. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 15E014, dated 3 March 2015. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 15S08.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2015081 | 15E014 |
| Dated | 24 February 2015 | 3 March 2015 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
| Make | Ford | |
The two registers are 7 days apart: the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 15E014, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2015081
- Recall date
- 24 February 2015
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- F-350, F-250
- Model years
- 2008 to 2010
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 21
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles equipped with diesel engines, service replacement steering gears, installed after June 30, 2014, may not properly mount to the frame rail due to insufficient clearance. This could result in insufficient clamp load on the joints, which over time may cause fatigue of one or more of the steering gear retention bolts. If the steering gear bolts were to fatigue, one or more of the bolts could fracture, which could result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will install spacers between the gear and the frame rail to add clearance and ensure adequate clamp load to the joints.
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 2015081.