{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988044 (Pontiac and 1 more), 1983 to 1986: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988044/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988044, PONTIAC, CHEVROLET ACADIAN, CHEVETTE, 1988-03-24. ON VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE SHIFT LEVER BUTTON (DETENT).",
  "excerpt": "Pontiac Acadian, Chevette. Published by Transport Canada as 1988044 on 24 March 1988. System: Powertrain. What the notice says On vehicles with automatic transmissions, the shift lever button (detent) mechanism can, over time, wear to the point that the button on the shift lever no longer needs to be depressed to shift from \"drive\" to \"reverse\". a lever with this condition could be inadvertently bumped or moved from \"drive\" to \"reverse\" by … 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 BUTTON (DETENT) MECHANISM CAN, OVER TIME, WEAR TO THE POINT THAT THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT LEVER NO LONGER NEEDS TO BE DEPRESSED TO SHIFT FROM \"DRIVE\" TO \"REVERSE\". A LEVER WITH THIS CONDITION COULD BE INADVERTENTLY BUMPED OR MOVED FROM \"DRIVE\" TO \"REVERSE\" BY THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED LEVER. 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",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:18:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:18:50+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988044 (Pontiac and 1 more), 1983 to 1986: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988044/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}