{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1987082 (Buick and 2 more), 1985 to 1986: Structure",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1987082/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1987082, BUICK, PONTIAC, OLDSMOBILE SOMERSET, GRAND AM, CALAIS, 1987-08-07. ON TWO DOOR MODELS, CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE BODY PILLAR.",
  "excerpt": "Buick Somerset, Grand Am, Calais. Published by Transport Canada as 1987082 on 7 August 1987. System: Structure. What the notice says On two door models, cracks may develop in the body pillar around the door striker bolt hole. if uncorrected, the cracks would propogate such that the door would open in the event of a vehicle crash. correction: reinforcement plates will be installed on the left and right body pillars. 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. ON TWO DOOR MODELS, CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE BODY PILLAR AROUND THE DOOR STRIKER BOLT HOLE. IF UNCORRECTED, THE CRACKS WOULD PROPOGATE SUCH THAT THE DOOR WOULD OPEN IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: REINFORCEMENT PLATES WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT BODY PILLARS. 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. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1987082 . The Canadian register on this site Buick is named on 326 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which the",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:10:38+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:10:38+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1987082 (Buick and 2 more), 1985 to 1986: Structure\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1987082/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}