Defect investigations of motor vehicles, tires, and child car seats

From Transport Canada

Transport Canada documents and analyzes complaints about potential safety defects in vehicles, tires and child car seats. If warranted, we also investigate these problems.

See Reporting potential safety defects in motor vehicles, tires, and child car seats to report a problem.

Defect investigations

See the links below for lists of:

• active defect investigations
• deactivated defect investigations

Note: In some cases, deactivated investigations may be re-activated if new information is received.

To understand more about the defect investigation process, see our General information about motor vehicle defects and recalls.

Recent results of investigations

See the links below for recent decisions and determinations that resulted from defect investigations:

• Notice of decision – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles power steering hose failures
• Notice of decision – Ford F-150 brake vacuum assist failures
• Preliminary determination – Ford F-150 brake vacuum assist failures
• Update – preliminary determination – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles power steering hose failures
• Preliminary determination – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles power steering hose failures
• Notice of decision – 2012-2014 Fiat 500 and 500c with automatic transmission
• Preliminary determination - 2012-2014 Fiat 500 and 500c with automatic transmission

Contact us for more information on defect investigations

Transport Canada
Defect Investigations and Recalls Division

Telephone:
1-800-333-0510 (toll-free in Canada)
819-994-3328 (Gatineau-Ottawa area, or internationally)

Related links:

• Safety recalls, notices, and testing for child car seats
• Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database
• Service Standards of the Defect Investigations and Recalls Division