What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1996205
- Recall date
- 13 December 1996
- Make
- Cadillac, Buick, Chevrolet
- Models
- Fleetwood, Roadmaster, Caprice
- Model years
- 1996
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 249
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE WHEEL LUG NUTS ON THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION DURING ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY RESULT IN FRACTURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.rnCORRECTION: WHEEL LUG NUTS WILL BE TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION.
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 1996205.