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What Transport Canada published

Recall number
1979012
Recall date
17 January 1979
Make
Pontiac, Chevrolet
Models
Parisienne, Bel Air, Impala, Laurentian, Caprice, Catalina
Model years
1976
Vehicle class
Car
Vehicles affected
16,191
Register
Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 350 CUBIC INCH 2 OR 4 BARREL OR 400 CUBIC INCH 4 BARREL ENGINES (EXCEPT AIR CONDITIONING). CERTAIN ENGINE FAN BLADE ASSEMBLIES MAY BE SUBJECTED TO HIGH STRESS LEVELS THAT CAN RESULT IN FAN BLADE FATIGUE AND FAILURE. A SEGMENT OF THE FAN BLADE COULD SEPARATE AND DAMAGE UNDERHOOD COMPONENTS ORINJURE PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. rnRESULT IN FAN BLADE FATIGUE AND FAILURE. A SEGMENT OF THE FAN BLADE COULD SEPARATE AND DAMAGE UNDERHOOD COMPONENTS ORINJURE PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

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 1979012.

The Canadian register on this site

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