{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1979049 (Volvo), 1975 to 1976: Fuel System",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979049/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1979049, VOLVO 200 SERIES, 1979-03-16. Certain Volvo 242, 244, 245 and 260 may experience excess pressure build-up in the fuel tank.",
  "excerpt": "Volvo 200 Series. Published by Transport Canada as 1979049 on 16 March 1979. System: Fuel System. What the notice says Certain Volvo 242, 244, 245 and 260 may experience excess pressure build-up in the fuel tank possibly causing fuel to surge out of the tank filler neck when the filler cap is removed. Some fuel tanks may also have improper soldering in the drain plug area that could allow fuel to seep from the tank. Also, some 260 … 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 Volvo 242, 244, 245 and 260 may experience excess pressure build-up in the fuel tank possibly causing fuel to surge out of the tank filler neck when the filler cap is removed. Some fuel tanks may also have improper soldering in the drain plug area that could allow fuel to seep from the tank. Also, some 260 series vehicles may not be equipped with a fuel tank feed pump. This condition may result in vapour lock causing the vehicle to stall. 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 1979049 . The Canadian register on this site Volvo is named on 312 notices in the copy ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:26:06+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:26:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1979049 (Volvo), 1975 to 1976: Fuel System\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979049/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}