What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1979025
- Recall date
- 5 February 1979
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- F-250, F-150, F-100
- Model years
- 1979
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- Vehicles affected
- 43
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITHOUT A FUEL TANK SHIELD AT THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF THE MIDSHIP FUEL TANK. THIS CONDITION ALLOWS THE MIDSHIP FUEL TANK TO CONTACT THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING OR THE DRIVESHAFT FRONT UNIVERSAL JOINT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IMPACTED INTO A FIXED BARRIER AT 30 M.P.H. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 301 - FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. THE RESULTANT FUEL SPILLAGE COULD EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNTS BY THE SAFETY STANDARD.
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 1979025.