# Transport Canada recall 1984121

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1984121
- Manufacturer's number: 5A01
- Reported: 1984\-10\-05
- Units potentially affected: 790

## What is wrong

VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH INADEQUATE CLAMP LOAD ON THE TIE ROD ADJUSTER.  THIS WOULD ALLOW THE TIE ROD TO LOOSEN AND SEPARATE FROM THE TIE ROD ADJUSTER.  TIE ROD SEPARATION COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1985 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/1985/recalls.md)
- [1985 BUICK SOMERSET](/makes/buick/somerset/1985/recalls.md)
- 1985 OLDSMOBILE CALAIS
- [1985 PONTIAC GRAND AM](/makes/pontiac/grand-am/1985/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1984121](/v1/recalls/tc/1984121)

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