{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1997238 (Am General), 1995: Fuel System",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997238/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1997238, AM GENERAL HUMMER, 1997-12-30. UNDER HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND THE FUEL TANK BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 FULL, THE FUEL TANK.",
  "excerpt": "Am General Hummer. Published by Transport Canada as 1997238 on 30 December 1997. System: Fuel System. What the notice says Under high ambient temperatures and the fuel tank between 1/4 and 1/2 full, the fuel tank internal pressure can increase causing the tank to expand. tank expansion causes an interference between the fuel tank protective shield and the propeller shaft resulting in a hole in the fuel tank at the point of contact. this … 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. UNDER HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND THE FUEL TANK BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 FULL, THE FUEL TANK INTERNAL PRESSURE CAN INCREASE CAUSING THE TANK TO EXPAND. TANK EXPANSION CAUSES AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK PROTECTIVE SHIELD AND THE PROPELLER SHAFT RESULTING IN A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. THIS COULD RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A POSSIBLE FIRE. CORRECTION: A SUPPLEMENTAL FUEL TANK VENTING SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. 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 a",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:09:58+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:09:58+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1997238 (Am General), 1995: Fuel System\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997238/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}