Gmc C Series, K Series. Published by Transport Canada as 1977078 on 17 October 1977. System: Engine.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, heavy or repeated full throttle application can cause the accelerator pedal rod lower end to cut through the carpet or rubber mat and may prevent the throttle from returning to the idle position when the foot is removed from the accelerator.
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.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1977078
- Recall date
- 17 October 1977
- Make
- GMC, Chevrolet
- Models
- C Series, K Series
- Model years
- 1976 to 1977
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 24,255
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, heavy or repeated full throttle application can cause the accelerator pedal rod lower end to cut through the carpet or rubber mat and may prevent the throttle from returning to the idle position when the foot is removed from the accelerator.
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 1977078.
GMC elsewhere in this register
GMC is named on 561 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1977059 · 20 September 1977 · P Series, C Series, G Series · Suspension
- 1977046 · 16 August 1977 · C Series · Brakes
- 1977035 · 15 July 1977 · G Series, P Series · Brakes
- 1977151 · 3 February 1978 · G Series · Seats And Restraints
- 1977183 · 8 March 1978 · Model 230 Motorhome, Model 260 Motorhome · Electrical
- 1977192 · 22 March 1978 · K Series · Label
- 1978015 · 27 April 1978 · G Series · Fuel System
- 1978026 · 10 May 1978 · C Series · Suspension
The same system: Engine
287 notices in this register name Engine. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1977123 · 28 December 1977 · 3 Series · Engine
- 1977024 · 22 June 1977 · Torino, Ranchero, Montego · Engine
- 1979011 · 17 January 1979 · 300 · Engine
- 1979019 · 30 January 1979 · GL, DL, Brat · Engine
- 1975121 · 15 December 1975 · 280, 450, 300 · Engine
- 1975017 · 5 March 1975 · Mark Iv, Thunderbird, Montego · Engine
Reading this against the source
This page is what Transport Canada published in the Vehicle Recalls Database, kept as it was read. The authority publishes only its current wording; if a notice is rewritten, the earlier version disappears there and is kept here. The whole register is at /canada, and how the reading is done is set out in the method.
What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a GMC: 561 in the register, and 195 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1977.
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