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.