{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1989081 (Volkswagen), 1987 to 1989: Engine",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989081/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1989081, VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON, 1989-06-02. IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED AND A PRESET SPEED IS RESUMED BY OPERATING THE \"RESUME\".",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Vanagon. Published by Transport Canada as 1989081 on 2 June 1989. System: Engine. What the notice says If the cruise control is activated and a preset speed is resumed by operating the \"resume\" switch, the tension on the accelerator cable will decrease allowing the cable to sag. as a result, the cable could become entangled with a water pipe bracket and not return to its full idle position. this condition could lead 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. IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED AND A PRESET SPEED IS RESUMED BY OPERATING THE \"RESUME\" SWITCH, THE TENSION ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WILL DECREASE ALLOWING THE CABLE TO SAG. AS A RESULT, THE CABLE COULD BECOME ENTANGLED WITH A WATER PIPE BRACKET AND NOT RETURN TO ITS FULL IDLE POSITION. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. CORRECTION: ACCELERATOR CABLE BRACKET WILL BE REPLACED WITH A REDESIGNED VERSION WHICH WILL REPOSITION THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. 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": "2026-09-05T15:09:27+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:09:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1989081 (Volkswagen), 1987 to 1989: Engine\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989081/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}