PONTIAC 6000 1962: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Make : PONTIAC Model : 6000 Year : 1962
Build Dates : 0000-00-00 - 0000-00-00
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 71V101000
Date Owner's Notified: 1971-06-09 Date Received by ODI: 1971-06-11 Date Added to Database: 1979-10-12
Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC
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Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 22206
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Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
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      GMC CAMPAIGN NO 65-C-2.SERIES 5000, 5500, 6000 AND 6500 TRUC KS AND SERIES5000 SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH 401 OR 478 GASOL INE ENGINES.SCHOOL BUS.POSSIBILITY THAT 14" FLANGED-TYPE F LYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAS INTERGRALFLANGE AS PART OF FL YWHEEL.COULD CREATE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN ROTATING SPEEDSARE A PPROXIMATELY DOUBLE THE GOVERNED ENGINE SPEED.IMPROPER DRIVI NGTECHNIQUES OR DRIVER ERROR, SUCH AS MISSHIFTING TRANSMISSIO N WHEN DOWNSHIFTINGALSO CAN CAUSE THIS CONDITION.'CORRECT B Y INSTALLING NEW FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCHASSEMBLY.'