{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988068 (Pontiac and 2 more), 1987: Engine",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988068/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988068, PONTIAC, OLDSMOBILE, BUICK BONNEVILLE, NINETY-EIGHT, DELTA 88, PARK AV, 1988-05-19. EXCESSIVE ACCELERATOR CABLE FRICTION MAY.",
  "excerpt": "Pontiac Bonneville, Ninety-Eight, Delta 88, Park Avenue, Electra. Published by Transport Canada as 1988068 on 19 May 1988. System: Engine. What the notice says Excessive accelerator cable friction may restrict the cable's free movement between the accelerator pedal and the throttle body. this could prevent the throttle from returning to idle when the accelerator pedal is released and possibly result in loss of accelerator control and a vehicle crash without prior warning. … 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. EXCESSIVE ACCELERATOR CABLE FRICTION MAY RESTRICT THE CABLE'S FREE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE WILL BE REPLACED IF REQUIRED. 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, ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:52:30+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:52:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988068 (Pontiac and 2 more), 1987: Engine\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988068/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}