What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1978037
- Recall date
- 7 June 1978
- Make
- Amc
- Models
- Hornet, Matador, Pacer, Gremlin
- Model years
- 1976
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 6,346
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
1976 AMC GREMLIN, HORNET, PACER AND MATADOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 258, 304, OR 360 C.I.D. ENGINES. THE BRAZED JOINT JOINING THE SENSING TUBE AND THE BACK PRESSURE SENSOR MAY BREAK CAUSING A MALFUNCTION OF THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) VALVE AND PERMITTING EXHAUST EMISSIONS IN EXCESS OF THOSE ALLOWED UNDER FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARD 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS.
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 1978037.