{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1989176 (Western Star), 1987 to 1989: Engine",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989176/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1989176, WESTERN STAR CONVENTIONAL, 1989-12-19. On certain trucks, the throttle return springs may fail during normal operation.",
  "excerpt": "Western Star Conventional. Published by Transport Canada as 1989176 on 19 December 1989. System: Engine. What the notice says On certain trucks, the throttle return springs may fail during normal operation without prior warning. If both springs fail, the engine throttle may not return to the idle position when the throttle foot pedal is released. This could result in loss of vehicle control and a possible crash. Correction: Throttle return … 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 trucks, the throttle return springs may fail during normal operation without prior warning. If both springs fail, the engine throttle may not return to the idle position when the throttle foot pedal is released. This could result in loss of vehicle control and a possible crash. Correction: Throttle return springs 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 covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1989176 . The Canadian register on this site Western Star is named on 210 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in tim",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:02:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:02:55+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1989176 (Western Star), 1987 to 1989: Engine\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989176/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}