{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1991049 (GMC), 1990: Engine",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1991049/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1991049, GMC TOPKICK C6500, TOPKICK C8500, TOPKICK C7500, 1991-03-19. NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR 3116 ENGINES. THE.",
  "excerpt": "Gmc Topkick C6500, Topkick C8500, Topkick C7500. Published by Transport Canada as 1991049 on 19 March 1991. System: Engine. What the notice says Note: vehicles equipped with caterpillar 3116 engines. the governor may fail to control engine speed because of an improperly tightened governor riser lever bolt, or an improperly installed governor control lever spring. without governor operation, a driver could overspeed the engine while on the … 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. NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR 3116 ENGINES. THE GOVERNOR MAY FAIL TO CONTROL ENGINE SPEED BECAUSE OF AN IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED GOVERNOR RISER LEVER BOLT, OR AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED GOVERNOR CONTROL LEVER SPRING. WITHOUT GOVERNOR OPERATION, A DRIVER COULD OVERSPEED THE ENGINE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. CORRECTION: ENGINES WILL BE INSPECTED TO ENSURE PROPER ASSEMBLY AND TORQUE ON GOVERNOR RISER BOLT AND PROPER INSTALLATION OF GOVERNOR CONTROL LEVER SPRING. 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 ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:26:14+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:26:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1991049 (GMC), 1990: Engine\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1991049/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}