# Transport Canada recall 1986079

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: 1986079
- Manufacturer's number: 86S11
- Reported: 1986\-07\-18
- Component: Steering
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 13325

## What is wrong

UNDER CERTAIN LOW SPEED TIGHT TURNING CONDITIONS UNDER HIGH LOAD, THE RUBBER WITHIN THE RUBBER ENCASED BALL STUD AND SOCKET JOINT CONNECTING THE STEERING DRAG LINK AND PITMAN ARM MAY DETERIORATE CAUSING GALLING OF THE BALL STUD AND SOCKET.THIS COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SEPERATION OF THE DRAG LINK AND PITMAN ARM AND LOSS OF STEERING.

CORRECTION:DRAG LINK ASSEMBLIES WITH STEEL BALL AND SOCKET JOINTS WILL BE INSTALLED.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 1985 FORD CLUB WAGON
- 1986 FORD CLUB WAGON
- [1985 FORD E250](/makes/ford/e-250/1985/recalls.md)
- [1986 FORD E250](/makes/ford/e-250/1986/recalls.md)
- [1985 FORD E350](/makes/ford/e-350/1985/recalls.md)
- [1986 FORD E350](/makes/ford/e-350/1986/recalls.md)
- 1985 FORD ECONOLINE
- 1986 FORD ECONOLINE

## 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/1986079](/v1/recalls/tc/1986079)

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