What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1979115
- Recall date
- 5 July 1979
- Make
- Buick, Pontiac, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile
- Models
- Estate Wagon, Safari, Grand Safari, Impala, Caprice, Custom Cruiser
- Model years
- 1977 to 1979
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 40,515
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A CHILD TO OPEN AND ENTER THE REAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT. IF THE COMPARTMENT DOOR WERE TO BE CLOSED, THE CHILD COULD BECOME ENTRAPPED AS THE DOOR CAN NOT BE UNLATCHED FROM THE INSIDE. IF OUTSIDE HELP WER NOT AVAILABLE IN TIME, THE CHILD COULD SUFFOCATE.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1979115.