{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1978040 (Pontiac and 2 more), 1977",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1978040/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1978040, PONTIAC, OLDSMOBILE, BUICK GRAND PRIX, CUTLASS, CENTURY, REGAL, 1978-06-12. CERTAIN REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES (8 1/2\" RING GEAR -.",
  "excerpt": "Pontiac Grand Prix, Cutlass, Century, Regal. Published by Transport Canada as 1978040 on 12 June 1978. System: Not Entered. What the notice says Certain rear axle assemblies (8 1/2\" ring gear - code 0) may have metal flaws that could allow the axle shafts to break and the wheel and tire assembly to separate from the vehicle. this condition could occur without warning and may lead to a vehicle crash. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CERTAIN REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES (8 1/2\" RING GEAR - CODE 0) MAY HAVE METAL FLAWS THAT COULD ALLOW THE AXLE SHAFTS TO BREAK AND THE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND MAY LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. 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 1978040 . The Canadian register on this site Pontiac is named on 332 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time. 19",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:12:42+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:12:42+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1978040 (Pontiac and 2 more), 1977\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1978040/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}