{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1987117 (Volkswagen), 1987: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1987117/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1987117, VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON, 1987-11-02. ON VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE SHIFT LEVER LOCKING PIN MAY HAVE BEEN.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Vanagon. Published by Transport Canada as 1987117 on 2 November 1987. System: Powertrain. What the notice says On vehicles with automatic transmissions, the shift lever locking pin may have been improperly welded to the shift lever pawl. during forceful shifting, the pin may break loose allowing the shift lever to be inadvertently moved from \"d\" to \"r\" without pressing the release button. if this occurs while the vehicle is in … 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 VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE SHIFT LEVER LOCKING PIN MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY WELDED TO THE SHIFT LEVER PAWL. DURING FORCEFUL SHIFTING, THE PIN MAY BREAK LOOSE ALLOWING THE SHIFT LEVER TO BE INADVERTENTLY MOVED FROM \"D\" TO \"R\" WITHOUT PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. IF THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: SHIFT LOCKING PAWL WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. 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",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:36:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:36:54+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1987117 (Volkswagen), 1987: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1987117/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}