{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988077 (Renault), 1985 to 1987: Heater And Defroster",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988077/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988077, RENAULT ALLIANCE, ENCORE, 1988-06-08. THE COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE RELIEF CAP MAY NOT HAVE ADEQUATE PRESSURE VENTING.",
  "excerpt": "Renault Alliance, Encore. Published by Transport Canada as 1988077 on 8 June 1988. System: Heater And Defroster. What the notice says The coolant system pressure relief cap may not have adequate pressure venting capacity. an overheated engine could result in elevated cooling system pressures which could cause the vehicle's heater core (located in the vicinity of the driver's legs) to rupture and discharge hot coolant and steam. this could result … 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. THE COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE RELIEF CAP MAY NOT HAVE ADEQUATE PRESSURE VENTING CAPACITY. AN OVERHEATED ENGINE COULD RESULT IN ELEVATED COOLING SYSTEM PRESSURES WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE'S HEATER CORE (LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE DRIVER'S LEGS) TO RUPTURE AND DISCHARGE HOT COOLANT AND STEAM. THIS COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE DRIVER AS WELL AS CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CORRECTION: THE COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE CAP WILL BE REPLACED ON ALL VEHICLES WITH A CAP WHICH HAS ADEQUATE VENTING CAPACITY. 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 th",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:04:23+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:04:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988077 (Renault), 1985 to 1987: Heater And Defroster\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988077/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}