{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1978099 (Subaru), 1978",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1978099/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1978099, SUBARU BRAT, 1978-09-28. THE ORIFICE IN THE EVAPORATIVE CONTROL SYSTEM MAY BE OF INCORRECT DIMENSIONS SUCH THAT PROLONGED.",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Brat. Published by Transport Canada as 1978099 on 28 September 1978. System: Not Entered. What the notice says The orifice in the evaporative control system may be of incorrect dimensions such that prolonged exposure of the vehicle to strong sunlight would cause an increase in fuel temperature and fuel vapour pressure that could cause the fuel tank to split and leak fuel. chassis number range: 502001 to 502982 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. THE ORIFICE IN THE EVAPORATIVE CONTROL SYSTEM MAY BE OF INCORRECT DIMENSIONS SUCH THAT PROLONGED EXPOSURE OF THE VEHICLE TO STRONG SUNLIGHT WOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN FUEL TEMPERATURE AND FUEL VAPOUR PRESSURE THAT COULD CAUSE THE FUEL TANK TO SPLIT AND LEAK FUEL. CHASSIS NUMBER RANGE: 502001 TO 502982 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 1978099 . The Canadian register on this site Subaru is named on 151 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register hel",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:31:19+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T16:31:19+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1978099 (Subaru), 1978\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1978099/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}