{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1987114 (Pontiac and 4 more), 1987: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1987114/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1987114, PONTIAC, OLDSMOBILE, CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, BUICK SAFARI, CUTLASS SUPREM, 1987-10-22. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 200-4R.",
  "excerpt": "Pontiac Safari, Cutlass Supreme, Brougham, Custom Cruiser, Caprice, Estate Wagon. Published by Transport Canada as 1987114 on 22 October 1987. System: Powertrain. What the notice says Vehicles equipped with the 200-4r transmission may have an improperly formed manual valve link. this could lead to the link separating, resulting in a gear selection not correlating to the shift indicator. also, the car could be started in gear. thus, when selecting a gear or starting the vehicle, it as possible for … 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. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 200-4R TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE AN IMPROPERLY FORMED MANUAL VALVE LINK. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE LINK SEPARATING, RESULTING IN A GEAR SELECTION NOT CORRELATING TO THE SHIFT INDICATOR. ALSO, THE CAR COULD BE STARTED IN GEAR. THUS, WHEN SELECTING A GEAR OR STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT AS POSSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE IN AN UNANTICIPATED DIRECTION. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: MANUAL VALVE LINK 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 ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:32:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:32:08+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1987114 (Pontiac and 4 more), 1987: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1987114/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}