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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1984 — recall 1984098

Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database · Canada · 1984-08-31

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Agency
Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database
Recall identifier
1984098
Date of alert
1984-08-31
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk type
recall
Brand
PONTIAC
Product category
Car
Product type
Vehicle
Reported risk: DUE TO UNDERSIZED GRINDING AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE, THE REAR BRAKE CENTRE FLEX HOSES COULD SEPARATE FROM THE END FITTINGS WHEN SUBJECTED TO THE PULL FORCE REQUIRED BY CMVSS 106-74. TENSILE STRANGTH TEST. SUCH A SEPARATION WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND A PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCES ARE REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Primary source: https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/detail.aspx?la

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