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Listened to Phil Edmonston - Auto analyst and consumer advocate on CBC this morning and he said Canadians and Manitobans should be very concerned about a recall in the States, but not yet here.  
 
MPI confirmed there are 6,857 vehicles registered in Mb. of the same make, model and year as the ones the USA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is forcing Fiat Chrysler to buy back.  
 
 
-6,487 2008 to 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 trucks  
-241 Dodge Dakota trucks  
-90 2008 to 2012 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500 trucks  
-14 2009 Dodge Durango SUVs  
-25 2009 Chrysler Aspen SUVs  
 
Lisa Raitt, Canada's Minister of Transportation was not aware of the major recall in the US until she saw it in the media and no recall of the same products here in Canada has yet been issued.  
 
It's worth looking into if you have one of these vehicles.  
 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/thousands-of-manitoba-vehicles-could-be-unsafe-due-to-u-s-recall-1.3171553  

What's disturbing here to me is 2 things. First the severity of the potential problems and safety for owners:  
 
"If the rear axle pinion nut loosens, the axle can lock up and cause a loss of vehicle control and/or a vehicle crash with little warning."  
 
The 2nd disturbing thing is that our Federal Canadian Minister of Transportation was not aware of anything until media reports started surfacing. Lisa Raitt admits she was "blindsided" on this issue.  
 
The U.S. NHTSA added that $105-millon civil penalty to Fiat-Chrysler is the largest ever imposed by the Department's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  
 
This is a huge recall in the U.S.  
 
The article states that there are no laws in Canada that give the government the power to force recalls on car manufacturers. They leave it up to the manufacturers to issue them.  
 
I don't own any of these vehicles, but a little shocked that nothing is put in place until the manufacturer steps up.  
 
 
Edited by Tarry, 2015-07-29 08:56:55

My understanding is most of the vehicles have been repaired in Canada. The pinion nut was checked for torque and depending on the result, either a nut retainer was installed or the differential was overhauled. Even after the overhaul, the pinion nut retainer was still installed.

beentheredonethat said "My understanding is most of the vehicles have been repaired in Canada. The pinion nut was checked for torque and depending on the result, either a nut retainer was installed or the differential was overhauled. Even after the overhaul, the pinion nut retainer was still installed. "

You might find this reported news from July 27, 2015 a good read. To quote a portion of this article:  
 
 
Ottawa 'blindsided' by Fiat Chrysler recall and $105M fine. Record civil fine of up to $105M, but no similar action in Canada so far  
 
"The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fined the Italian-American automaker a record $105 million for poorly executing 23 vehicle safety recalls covering more than 11 million defective vehicles over several years.  
 
As part of that deal, Fiat Chrysler has been ordered to fix or buy back 500,000 Ram pickup trucks and 1.5 million Jeeps that that might be vulnerable in rear-end collisions."  
 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ottawa-blindsided-by-fiat-chrysler-recall-and-105m-fine-1.3168674  
 
The almost 1000 comments that follow are interesting.  
 
 
 
 
Edited by Tarry, 2015-07-29 10:54:17