What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1980132
- Recall date
- 16 October 1980
- Make
- Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac
- Models
- Citation, Skylark, Omega, Phoenix
- Model years
- 1981
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 3,495
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES AND POWER STEERING MAY HAVE THE POWER STEERING HOSES INCORRECTLY ROUTED. THIS CONDITION MAY ALLOW THE HOSES TO CONTACT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD POSSIBLY RESULTING IN HOSE FAILURE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT POWER STEERING FLUID COULD LEAK ONTO THE MANIFOLD RESULTING IN SMOKE AND UNDER HOOD FIRE. SUCH A FIRE COULD SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
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 1980132.