{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988046 (Oldsmobile), 1988: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988046/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988046, OLDSMOBILE NINETY-EIGHT, 1988-03-28. On certain vehicles, a clip on the shifter mechanism inside the console may become.",
  "excerpt": "Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight. Published by Transport Canada as 1988046 on 28 March 1988. System: Powertrain. What the notice says On certain vehicles, a clip on the shifter mechanism inside the console may become dislodged preventing indication of the correct gear under conditions of darkness. Also, the clip could bind part of the shifter mechanism in a way which would prevent the gear detents from operating; hence an inadvertent bump of the … 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 certain vehicles, a clip on the shifter mechanism inside the console may become dislodged preventing indication of the correct gear under conditions of darkness. Also, the clip could bind part of the shifter mechanism in a way which would prevent the gear detents from operating; hence an inadvertent bump of the shifter could place the shifter in an undesired gear position. Both of these conditions could occur without prior warning and cause an accident. Correction: Dealers will replace the clip, transmission shift indicator slot. 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 ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:21:44+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:21:44+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988046 (Oldsmobile), 1988: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988046/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}