# Transport Canada recall 1996187

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: 1996187
- Manufacturer's number: 709
- Reported: 1996\-11\-20
- Component: Steering
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 36575

## What is wrong

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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1994 DODGE RAM](/makes/dodge/ram/1994/recalls.md)
- [1995 DODGE RAM](/makes/dodge/ram/1995/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [191397](/bulletins/6088972.md), 2000-01-11, Service bulletin
- [191097](/bulletins/6088962.md), 2000-01-11, Service bulletin
- [190399](/bulletins/606349.md), 1999-08-17, Service bulletin
- [CH190495](/bulletins/43057.md), 1995-11-01, Service bulletin
- [190295](/bulletins/39971.md), 1995-11-01, Service bulletin

## 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)

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