{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988149 (White and 1 more), 1985 to 1989: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988149/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988149, WHITE, WHITE GMC C.O.E., CONVENTIONAL, 1988-11-02. THIS DEFECT IS LIMITED TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH INDIANA MILLS AUTOMATIC.",
  "excerpt": "White C.o.e., Conventional. Published by Transport Canada as 1988149 on 2 November 1988. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says This defect is limited to vehicles equipped with indiana mills automatic locking retractor seat belt assembly with the komfort-lok feature and installed on the bostrom suspension seats. the belt assembly may go into a non-lock mode if the seat cushion presses against the retractor neck with a pressure sufficient to … 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. THIS DEFECT IS LIMITED TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH INDIANA MILLS AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WITH THE KOMFORT-LOK FEATURE AND INSTALLED ON THE BOSTROM SUSPENSION SEATS. THE BELT ASSEMBLY MAY GO INTO A NON-LOCK MODE IF THE SEAT CUSHION PRESSES AGAINST THE RETRACTOR NECK WITH A PRESSURE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE KOMFORT-LOCK FEATURE TO OVER-RIDE THE FREE MOVEMENT OF THE RETRACTOR CLUTCH. THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE SEAT BELT BEING INEFFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: A SPACER KIT WILL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND THE MOUNTING ON THE SEAT. 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'",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:26:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:26:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988149 (White and 1 more), 1985 to 1989: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988149/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}