What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1978070
- Recall date
- 14 August 1978
- Make
- Pontiac, Chevrolet
- Models
- Parisienne, Bel Air, Impala, Grand Safari, Laurentian, Caprice, Catalina
- Model years
- 1978
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 2,897
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FRONT BENCH SEATS. THE FRONT SEAT ASSEMBLY SEAT ADJUSTER HAS A LOCK BAR WITH A WAAX FINISH THAT CAN ALLOW THE FRONT SEAT TO SLIP FORWARD DURING HARD BRAKING OR A VEHICLE CRASH THUS INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY TO FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS.
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 1978070.