{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1993135 (Passport), 1988 to 1991: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1993135/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1993135, PASSPORT OPTIMA, 1993-09-28. THE RED PLASTIC SEAT BELT RELEASE PUSH BUTTON ON THESE VEHICLES MAY FRACTURE DURING SEAT BELT.",
  "excerpt": "Passport Optima. Published by Transport Canada as 1993135 on 28 September 1993. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says The red plastic seat belt release push button on these vehicles may fracture during seat belt connection or disconnection after extended exposure to sunlight (uv deterioration). the fractured plastic pieces may then become lodged in the buckle assembly and could prevent latching or release. correction: affected seat … 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 RED PLASTIC SEAT BELT RELEASE PUSH BUTTON ON THESE VEHICLES MAY FRACTURE DURING SEAT BELT CONNECTION OR DISCONNECTION AFTER EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT (UV DETERIORATION). THE FRACTURED PLASTIC PIECES MAY THEN BECOME LODGED IN THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY AND COULD PREVENT LATCHING OR RELEASE. CORRECTION: AFFECTED SEAT BELT BUCKLE RED PLASTIC BUTTONS WILL BE REPLACED WITH BUTTONS HAVING SUFFICIENT ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT STABILIZING ADDITIVES. 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, use t",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:05:18+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:05:18+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1993135 (Passport), 1988 to 1991: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1993135/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}