What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1980118
- Recall date
- 9 September 1980
- Make
- Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler
- Models
- Diplomat, Caravelle, St Regis, Mirada, Newport, Gran Fury, Cordoba, Aspen, Volare, New Yorker, Lebaron
- Model years
- 1980
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 15,902
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
1980 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CANADIAN SPECIFICATION 318 C.I.D. - 2 BARREL CARBURETOR CATALYST ENGINES. VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN UNDERHOOD EMISSION CONTROL LABEL PRINTED WITH AN INCORRECT PROPANE IDLE SPEED. THIS INCORRECT INFORMATION MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO EMIT EXHAUST GAS POLLUTANTS IN EXCESS OF LEVELS REQUIRED BY CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE 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 1980118.