NHTSA safety recall

Recall 78V139000

Engine And Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan — Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and others · reported 13 Jun 1978 · 333,619 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE HUB PORTION OF THE FAN BLADE ASSEMBLY COULD CRACK DUE TO HIGH STRESS LEVELS GENERATED DURING ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS. EVENTUALLY, THE BLADE COULD BREAK APART AT THE HUB AND BLADE PIECES COULD BE PROPELLED INTO THE ENGINE. IF THE HOOD IS OPEN WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, THE FRAGMENTS WOULD BE FREE TO FLY FROM THE VEHICLE.

The fix

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE FAN BLADE ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: ENGINE COOLING; FAN BLADE ASSEMBLY.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: FAN FAILURE COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS IN THEENGINE AREA, OR PERSONAL INJURY TO BYSTANDERS IF THE HOOD IS OPEN AT THE TIME.NOTE: THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE SERVICED WITH THE HOOD OPEN AND THE ENGINERUNNING UNTIL THE DEFECT IS CORRECTED.

NHTSA campaign
78V139000
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
13 Jun 1978
Owners notified
19 Jun 1978
Potentially affected
333,619

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1978 Buick Century 1978 Buick Electra 1978 Buick Estate Wagon 1978 Buick Lesabre 1978 Buick Regal 1978 Buick Riviera 1978 Buick Skylark 1978 Chevrolet El Camino 1978 Chevrolet Malibu 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1978 Oldsmobile 88 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass 1978 Oldsmobile Omega 1978 Pontiac Bonneville 1978 Pontiac Catalina 1978 Pontiac Firebird 1978 Pontiac Grand Am 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix 1978 Pontiac Lemans 1978 Pontiac Phoenix

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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