What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1983035
- Recall date
- 28 March 1983
- Make
- Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Chevrolet, Buick
- Models
- Omega, Phoenix, Citation, Skylark
- Model years
- 1980
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 18,637
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE PREMATURE REAR WHEEL SKID WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE ABSENCE OF ANY CORRECTIVE STEERING OR BRAKING ACTION ON THE PART OF THE DRIVER COULD CAUSE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO SKID OUT OF ITS LANE OF TRAVEL.
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 1983035.