{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1996177 (Oldsmobile and 1 more), 1996: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996177/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1996177, OLDSMOBILE, BUICK ACHIEVA, SKYLARK, 1996-11-07. DURING DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, THE AIR BAG FABRIC MAY SNAG ON A.",
  "excerpt": "Oldsmobile Achieva, Skylark. Published by Transport Canada as 1996177 on 7 November 1996. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says During deployment of the passenger air bag, the air bag fabric may snag on a reinforcement inside the instrument panel, causing the expanding bag to lift the instrument panel and then deploy under the instrument panel pad instead of through the door in the instrument panel. the reinforcement may also fracture. in a … 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. DURING DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, THE AIR BAG FABRIC MAY SNAG ON A REINFORCEMENT INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CAUSING THE EXPANDING BAG TO LIFT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN DEPLOY UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PAD INSTEAD OF THROUGH THE DOOR IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE REINFORCEMENT MAY ALSO FRACTURE. IN A CRASH, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER COULD RECEIVE MORE SEVERE INJURIES IF HE OR SHE CONTACTS A BROKEN REINFORCEMENT OR IF THE SNAGGING AFFECTS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE BAG. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PADS AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL A PLASTIC EDGE PROTECTOR TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PAD REINFORCEMENT. ON CERTAIN EARLY PRODUCTION VEHICLES, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PAD WILL BE REPLACED. Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as it",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:04:32+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:04:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1996177 (Oldsmobile and 1 more), 1996: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996177/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}