{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1979124 (Peterbilt), 1978 to 1979: Other",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979124/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1979124, PETERBILT CONVENTIONAL, 1979-07-19. TRUCKS BUILT BETWEEN MAY 1978 AND APRIL 1979 AND EQUIPPED WITH 36 OR 63 INCH SLEEPER.",
  "excerpt": "Peterbilt Conventional. Published by Transport Canada as 1979124 on 19 July 1979. System: Other. What the notice says Trucks built between may 1978 and april 1979 and equipped with 36 or 63 inch sleeper boxes. the sleeper box doors may not be adjusted to specification. this misadjustment could allow the door to vibrate causing rapid wear of latch parts such that the latch would be unable to keep the door closed against small … 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. TRUCKS BUILT BETWEEN MAY 1978 AND APRIL 1979 AND EQUIPPED WITH 36 OR 63 INCH SLEEPER BOXES. THE SLEEPER BOX DOORS MAY NOT BE ADJUSTED TO SPECIFICATION. THIS MISADJUSTMENT COULD ALLOW THE DOOR TO VIBRATE CAUSING RAPID WEAR OF LATCH PARTS SUCH THAT THE LATCH WOULD BE UNABLE TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED AGAINST SMALL IMPACTS. THIS CONDITION MAY ALLOW PERSONS OR OBJECTS TO FALL FROM THE SLEEPER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. 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 reca",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:47:41+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:47:41+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1979124 (Peterbilt), 1978 to 1979: Other\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979124/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}