{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988045 (Pontiac and 1 more), 1988: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988045/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988045, PONTIAC, BUICK GRAND PRIX, REGAL, 1988-03-28. A POTENTIAL INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND THE PRNDL.",
  "excerpt": "Pontiac Grand Prix, Regal. Published by Transport Canada as 1988045 on 28 March 1988. System: Powertrain. What the notice says A potential interference between the transmission shift cable and the prndl bellcrank clip can result in disengagement of the transmission cable from the steering column ball stud. this could allow the transmission to be in a gear other than that displayed on the prndl indicator. this condition could cause a vehicle … 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. A POTENTIAL INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND THE PRNDL BELLCRANK CLIP CAN RESULT IN DISENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN BALL STUD. THIS COULD ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO BE IN A GEAR OTHER THAN THAT DISPLAYED ON THE PRNDL INDICATOR. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: A NEWLY DESIGNED BELLCRANK CLIP WILL BE INSTALLED 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 recall, use the official ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:20:18+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:20:18+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988045 (Pontiac and 1 more), 1988: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988045/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}