What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1980133
- Recall date
- 16 October 1980
- Make
- Chevrolet
- Models
- Caprice, Bel Air, Impala
- Model years
- 1980
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 635
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V6 ENGINE MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE FRONT BRAKE PIPE AND THE ENGINE OIL PAN. THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE BRAKE PIPE TO CONTACT THE OIL PAN RESULTING IN WEAR AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID TO THE FRONT BRAKES.
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 1980133.