What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1978069
- Recall date
- 14 August 1978
- Make
- Gmc
- Models
- Bison, General, Titan, Astro, Brigadier, Bruin
- Model years
- 1978 to 1979
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Lights And Instruments
- Raised as
- Compliance Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 1,528
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
TRUCKS WERE BUILT WITH SPEEDOMETERS CALIBRATED IN MILES PER HOUR RATHER THAN KILOMETERS PER HOUR AND ODOMETERS CALIBRATED IN MILES RATHER THAN KILOMETERS AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARD 101 - CONTROL LOCATION.
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 1978069.