{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1997236 (Am General), 1996: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997236/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1997236, AM GENERAL HUMMER, 1997-12-29. TWO WELDS LOCATED ON THE BACK REST ADJUSTMENT SIDE OF THE SEAT FRAME MAY NOT MEET THE.",
  "excerpt": "Am General Hummer. Published by Transport Canada as 1997236 on 29 December 1997. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says Two welds located on the back rest adjustment side of the seat frame may not meet the manufacturer's specifications. if the welds were not to specification, back rest loads could cause the welds to fail. this would cause the back rest to disengage from the seat frame allowing loss of support to the driver's torso … 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. TWO WELDS LOCATED ON THE BACK REST ADJUSTMENT SIDE OF THE SEAT FRAME MAY NOT MEET THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. IF THE WELDS WERE NOT TO SPECIFICATION, BACK REST LOADS COULD CAUSE THE WELDS TO FAIL. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE BACK REST TO DISENGAGE FROM THE SEAT FRAME ALLOWING LOSS OF SUPPORT TO THE DRIVER'S TORSO AND POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL INSPECT SEATS AND REPLACE THE SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY. 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 the o",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:06:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:06:55+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1997236 (Am General), 1996: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997236/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}