What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1977181
- Recall date
- 3 March 1978
- Make
- Amc
- Models
- Hornet, Gremlin
- Model years
- 1975 to 1976
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 9,737
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
1975-76 AMC GREMLIN AND HORNET VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SIX CYLINDER ENGINES AND POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING HOSE MAY BE ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS COULD CAUSE HEAT DAMAGE TO THE HOSE ALLOWING POWER STEERING FLUID TO BE SPRAYED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING SMOKE AND POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
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 recall 1977181.