The rack, the column, the tie rods and the power assistance - electric on most modern vehicles, hydraulic on older ones.
The ones worth acting on quickly are those where assistance can cut out. The vehicle stays steerable when it does, but it becomes suddenly and unexpectedly heavy, which is its own hazard at low speed and in a car park.
How often it appears
The Canadian register carries 1,092 notices filed under Steering, between 1975 and 2026. The phrase is Transport Canada's own; the explanation above is this site's.
The most recent of them
- 2026379 MACK · Truck - Med. & H.D. · 6 August 2026
- 2026375 HONDA · Motorcycle · 30 July 2026
- 2026335 VOLVO · Truck - Med. & H.D. · 9 July 2026
- 2026307 GMC · Chassis Cab · 23 June 2026
- 2026271 JEEP · SUV · 4 June 2026
- 2026114 HONDA · Motorcycle · 12 March 2026
- 2026064 HARLEY-DAVIDSON · Motorcycle · 13 February 2026
- 2026050 HYUNDAI · SUV · 5 February 2026
- 2026014 PETERBILT · Truck - Med. & H.D. · 19 January 2026
- 2025714 MICRO BIRD · Bus · 19 December 2025
- 2025715 MICRO BIRD · School Bus · 19 December 2025
- 2025682 BMW · SUV · 12 December 2025
- 2025592 MAZDA · Car · 29 October 2025
- 2025494 FORD · Truck - Med. & H.D. · 19 September 2025
- 2025486 HARLEY-DAVIDSON · Motorcycle · 15 September 2025
- 2025477 THOMAS BUILT · School Bus · 11 September 2025
- 2025478 WESTERN STAR · Truck - Med. & H.D. · 11 September 2025
- 2025460 ACURA · SUV · 5 September 2025
- 2025431 FREIGHTLINER · Truck - Med. & H.D. · 22 August 2025
- 2025423 MERCEDES-BENZ · SUV · 15 August 2025
- 2025418 VOLVO · Truck - Med. & H.D. · 11 August 2025
- 2025384 NOVA BUS · Bus · 22 July 2025
- 2025339 GEM · Low Speed Vehicle · 19 June 2025
- 2025257 FORD · SUV · 9 May 2025
- 2025258 FORD · Light Truck & Van · 9 May 2025
- 2025169 BMW · Motorcycle · 1 April 2025
- 2025144 CADILLAC · Car · 20 March 2025
- 2025085 FORD · Car · 14 February 2025
- 2025034 TESLA · Car · 28 January 2025
- 2024732 KENWORTH · Truck - Med. & H.D. · 3 December 2024
- 2024710 TOYOTA · Car · 21 November 2024
- 2024620 FORD · SUV · 21 October 2024
- 2024588 HONDA · Car · 3 October 2024
- 2024560 BMW · Car · 25 September 2024
- 2024497 ARGO · A.T.V. · 29 August 2024
- 2024438 FREIGHTLINER · Truck - Med. & H.D. · 31 July 2024
- 2024424 INTERNATIONAL · Truck - Med. & H.D. · 25 July 2024
- 2024380 FORD · Truck - Med. & H.D. · 1 July 2024
- 2024381 FORD · Car · 1 July 2024
- 2024334 ARCTIC CAT · Snowmobile · 12 June 2024