Buick Century, Electra, Estate Wagon, Lesabre and 16 more (1978): Engine and engine cooling
Recall 78V139000 · Jun 13, 1978 · General Motors Corp.
333,619
vehicles affected
333,619
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 78V139000
- Date
- Jun 13, 1978
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 333,619
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Engine and engine cooling > Cooling system > Fan
- Model years
- 1978
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Other or not stated
What is 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
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE FAN BLADE ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Vehicles covered
20 models, 20 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1978 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 78V139000?
20 models: Buick Century (1978), Buick Electra (1978), Buick Estate Wagon (1978) and 17 more, about 333,619 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 78V139000?
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE FAN BLADE ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.