What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1981087
- Recall date
- 17 August 1981
- Make
- Pontiac, Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile
- Models
- Phoenix, Citation, Skylark, Omega
- Model years
- 1980
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 3,413
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKE PROPORTIONER VALVES WHICH COULD CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP PREMATURELY DURING HIGH DECELERATION BRAKING. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
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 1981087.