VEHICLES MAY HAVE INADEQUATE TORQUE ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE ATTACHMENT BOLTS TO WITHSTAND THE LOADS EXPERIENCED DURING RRUCK SHIPMENT. SHOULD THE BACKING PLATE BOLTS LOOSEN FROM THE SPINDLE DURING TRANSIT, BACKING PLATE MOVEMENT MAY CAUSE FATIGUE OF ONE OR BOTH REAR BRAKE TUBES RESULTING IN AL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID.
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR CONDITIONING MAY HAVE THE MAIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRE ASSEMBLY INCORRECTLY ROUTED ABOVE THE AIR CONDITIONING SUCTION HOSE SUCH THAT THE WIRE ASSEMBLY CONTACTS THE HOOD PROP-UP BRACKET ATTACHING BOLT. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN CHAFING OF THE WIRING INSULATION POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT THAT MAY RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES AND POWER STEERING MAY HAVE THE POWER STEERING HOSES INCORRECTLY ROUTED. THIS CONDITION MAY ALLOW THE HOSES TO CONTACT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD POSSIBLY RESULTING IN HOSE FAILURE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT POWER STEERING FLUID COULD LEAK ONTO THE MANIFOLD RESULTING IN SMOKE AND UNDER HOOD FIRE. SUCH A FIRE COULD SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 302 C.I.D. ENGINES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH FLEXIBLE SEVEN-BLADE ENGINE COOLING FANS WHICH CAN EXPERIENCE FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE FAN BLADES. FRAGMENTS OF THE BLADE MAY SEPARATE FROM A ROTATING FAN ASSEMBLY POSSIBLY DAMAGING UNDERHOOD COMPONENTS OR CAUSING INJURY TO PERSONS SERVICING THE ENGINE.
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSIONS. VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH A DEFECTIVE NEUTRAL START SWITCH WHICH COULD ALLOW THE ENGINE STARTER MOTOR TO BE ACTIVATED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE "REVERSE~ GEAR POSITION. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 102 - TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL SEQUENCE.
DIESEL VEHICLES. A WIRE IN THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) WIRING HARNESS CAN BECOME PINCHED BETWEEN THE AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY AND THE EGR SWITCH MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. A FUSIBLE LINK DESIGNED TO STOP THE FLOW OF CURRENT IN THIS SITUATION WILL BE BYPASSED BY A WIRE IN THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. AS A RESULT CURRENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRAWN FROM THE BATTERY THROUGH THE IGNITION CIRCUIT POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
ROAD VIBRATION AND FUEL TANK PRESSURE MAY CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP SUPPORT AND FUEL HOSE CLAMP TO FAIL TO RETAIN THE FUEL PUMP IN ITS CORRECT POSITION. THIS CAN RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE.
INCORRECT FRONT BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLIES COULD ALLOW THE BRAKE HOSE TO CONTACT A FRONT TIRE DURING A FULL TURN. THIS COULD RESULT IN CHAFING AND POSSIBLE LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF FRONT WHEEL BGRAKING CAPABILITY AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 260 C.I.D. ENGINES. ENGINES MAY ACCUMULATE CARBON DEPOSITS IN THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) PORTS OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS CONDITION RESTRICTS EXHAUST GAS FLOW AND MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO EMIT EXHAUST GAS POLLUTANTS IN EXCESS OF LEVELS REQUIRED BY CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS.
VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE "UNLEADED FUEL ONLY" DECAL LOCATED NEAR THE FUEL FILLER NECK. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE BILINGUAL LABELLING REQUIREMENTS OF CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 1101 - EMISSION DEVICES.
VEHICLES SOLD IN NOVA SCOTIA, ONTARIO AND MANITOBA.
THE BARREL OR TUB TYPE CHAIRS BEHIND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS HAVE SEAT BELTS FASTENED TO THE CHAIR FRAME. CHAIRS ARE MOUNTED TO THE CHAIR BASES THROUGH SLIDER TRACKS. IN A COLLISION A CHAIR COULD PULL FREE OF THE SLIDER TRACKS AND THE BELTED OCCUPANT COULD CONTACT THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SEAT.
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 350 C.I.D. 2 BARREL CARBURETOR ENGINES. THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) HOSE MAY BE DAMAGED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST CROSSOVER PASSAGE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. ALSO, THE EGR VALVE MAY HAVE A PLUGGED PASSAGE AND THE CARBURETOR OFF-IDLE AIR BLEED PASSAGE MAY REQUIRE CLEANING. THESE ITEMS MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO EMIT EXHAUST GAS POLLUTANTS IN EXCESS OF LEVELS REQUIRED BY CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS.
UNDER CERTAIN ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS, REPEATED LOW SPEED SHORT TRIP DRIVING AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW -25 DEGREES CELSIUS, MOISTURE CONTAINED IN RECIRCULATED EXHAUST GAS CAN FREEZE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE THROTTLE CHAMBER SECONDARY THROTTLE PLATE. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A PIECE OF ICE TO CAUSE THE SECONDARY VALVE PLATE TO NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN THE OPERATOR RELEASES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
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VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL AIR CONDITIONING UNITS MANUFACTURED BY ARA MAY HAVE IMPROPER ROUTING OF AN ELECTRICAL WIRE WHICH COULD CAUSE A SHORT-CIRCUIT AND POSSIBLE FIRE.
FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT TRUCKS. THE NUT HOLDING THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVE SHAFT YOKE TO THE BORG-WARNER TRANSFER CASE MAY LOSE RETAINING TORQUE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE NUT BECOMES LOOSE AND MAY BACK OFF THE OUTPUT SHAFT THUS ALLOOWING POSSIBLE DRIVE SHAFT DISENGAGEMENT.
TWO-WHEEL DRIVE, 133 INCH WHEELBASE LIGHT TRUCKS. THE UNSHIELDED FUEL TANK MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE CENTRE UNIVERSAL JOINT OF THE TWO-PIECE DRIVESHAFT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TESTED IN A 30 MILE PER HOUR, 30 DEGREE LEFT FRONT ANGULAR FIXED BARRIER IMPACT. THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT MEET THE FUEL SPILLAGE REQUIREMENTS OF CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 301 - FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY.
THE NUTS WHICH CONNECT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS TO THE STEERING KNUCKLES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION. THIS COULD ALLOW A NUT TO BACK OFF RESULTING IN POSSIBLE BALL JOINT SEPARATION THUS AFFECTING VEHICLE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 400 C.I.D. ENGINES AND AIR CONDITIONING OR POLICE PACKAGE. SUBJECT VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH FLEXIBLE FIVE-BLADE ENGINE COOLING FANS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FATIGUE CRACKING IN THE BLADES. THIS CONDITION MAY ALLOW BLADE FRAGMENTS TO SEPARATE FROM THE FAN ASSEMBLY POSSIBLY DAMAGING UNDERHOOD COMPONENTS OR INJURING SERVICE PERSONNEL.
HIGH AMBIENT AND/OR HIGHER UNDERHOOD TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE A CHEMICAL REACTION TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN MINUTE WATER CONTENT IN THE BRAKE FLUID AND THE FALVANIZED BRAKE SPRING IN THE SECONDARY PISTON CHAMBER OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CHEMICAL REACTION PRODUCES HYDROGEN GAS WHICH INCREASES PISTON TRAVEL AND REDUCES THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REAR BRAKES.
POSSIBLE CARBURATION HESITATION WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WITH A HOT ENGINE AND DRIVING AWAY FROM THE PARKING POSITION. THE HESITATION IS CAUSED BY GASOLINE VAPORIZATION IN THE UPPER LEVEL CHANNEL OF THE CARBURETOR.
