{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1979001 (Aro), 1978",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979001/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1979001, ARO 240, 244, 243, 241, 242, 241M, 240M, 1979-01-05. THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING MAY FAIL TO RETURN THE THROTTLE TO THE IDLE.",
  "excerpt": "Aro 240, 244, 243, 241, 242, 241M. Published by Transport Canada as 1979001 on 5 January 1979. System: Not Entered. What the notice says The throttle return spring may fail to return the throttle to the idle position when the accelerator pedal is released as required by federal safety standards 124 - accelerator control system. also, 15 of these vehicles may have tires that were undercured. these tires would experience rapid treadwear. 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 THROTTLE RETURN SPRING MAY FAIL TO RETURN THE THROTTLE TO THE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS 124 - ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. ALSO, 15 OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE TIRES THAT WERE UNDERCURED. THESE TIRES WOULD EXPERIENCE RAPID TREADWEAR. 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 1979001 . The Canadian register on this site Aro is named on 4 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:11:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:11:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1979001 (Aro), 1978\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979001/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}