{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1989116 (GMC), 1989: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989116/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1989116, GMC P SERIES, 1989-08-18. On certain P3 vehicles with i-beam front suspensions and automatic transmissions, the shift lever.",
  "excerpt": "Gmc P Series. Published by Transport Canada as 1989116 on 18 August 1989. System: Powertrain. What the notice says On certain P3 vehicles with i-beam front suspensions and automatic transmissions, the shift lever may not drop into the \"park\" detent when placed into the \"park\" position. This would allow the shift lever to move from \"park\" to \"reverse\" without the operator having to lift the shift lever and could result in 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 P3 vehicles with i-beam front suspensions and automatic transmissions, the shift lever may not drop into the \"park\" detent when placed into the \"park\" position. This would allow the shift lever to move from \"park\" to \"reverse\" without the operator having to lift the shift lever and could result in the transmission being placed in reverse gear unintentionally. This could cause a vehicle crash without prior warning. Correction: Vehicles will be inspected and shift linkage and steering column will be adjusted if necessary. If adjustment is ineffective, the upper steering column bracket will be replaced. 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 co",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:35:24+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:35:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1989116 (GMC), 1989: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989116/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}