The 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass has 2 recalls, the more serious involving the rear axle, where lubricant with insufficient zinc content can cause the axle components to wear out prematurely during repeated wheel-spin events.
The second recall is a compliance issue affecting vehicles equipped with the optional U.S. Rally Gauge Package, where the speedometer and odometer display miles and miles per hour rather than the kilometres and kilometres per hour required by Canadian safety standards.
At a glance
What can fail
The rear axles contain a lubricant with insufficient zinc. This lubricant may cause premature wear of axle components when the wheels repeatedly spin.
What the fix does
No remedy description available.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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At a glance
What can fail
The optional U.S. Rally gauge package has a speedometer and odometer calibrated in miles and miles per hour instead of kilometers and kilometers per hour, which doesn't meet Canadian safety standards.
What the fix does
No remedy description available.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
