{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1986096 (Mercedes-Benz), 1986: Engine",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1986096/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1986096, MERCEDES-BENZ L1319, 1986-08-29. SEALANT USED FOR THE ALUMINUM GOVERNOR HOUSING COULD, WHEN THE ENGINE REACHES NORMAL.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz L1319. Published by Transport Canada as 1986096 on 29 August 1986. System: Engine. What the notice says Sealant used for the aluminum governor housing could, when the engine reaches normal operating temperature, penetrate through the bushing and get between the throttle shaft and bushings. the shaft could seize on the bushings causing the engine to stay on full throttle and result in loss of throttle control. this could … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. SEALANT USED FOR THE ALUMINUM GOVERNOR HOUSING COULD, WHEN THE ENGINE REACHES NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE, PENETRATE THROUGH THE BUSHING AND GET BETWEEN THE THROTTLE SHAFT AND BUSHINGS. THE SHAFT COULD SEIZE ON THE BUSHINGS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STAY ON FULL THROTTLE AND RESULT IN LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: THROTTLE SHAFT BUSHINGS IN THE GOVERNOR HOUSING WILL BE REPLACED. Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers.",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:28:02+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:28:02+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1986096 (Mercedes-Benz), 1986: Engine\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1986096/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}