{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1979015 (Polaris), 1979",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979015/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1979015, POLARIS CENTURION 500, TXL 340, 1979-01-23. SEVERE, REPETITIVE BRAKING ACTIONS CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE CALIPER.",
  "excerpt": "Polaris Centurion 500, Txl 340. Published by Transport Canada as 1979015 on 23 January 1979. System: Not Entered. What the notice says Severe, repetitive braking actions can cause overheating of the brake caliper causing the brake line to rupture at the brake hose connection point on the caliper. this would result in an instantaneous loss of brakes and possible vehicle crash. also, an overheated brake caliper may cuase the fuel line to rupture … 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. SEVERE, REPETITIVE BRAKING ACTIONS CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE CALIPER CAUSING THE BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE AT THE BRAKE HOSE CONNECTION POINT ON THE CALIPER. THIS WOULD RESULT IN AN INSTANTANEOUS LOSS OF BRAKES AND POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH. ALSO, AN OVERHEATED BRAKE CALIPER MAY CUASE THE FUEL LINE TO RUPTURE AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THESE CONDITIONS WOULD PRESENT A FIRE HAZARD. CENTURION 500 MODEL 790653 TXL 340 MODEL 790639 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, u",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:33:34+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:33:34+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1979015 (Polaris), 1979\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979015/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}