{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1998189 (Pontiac and 1 more), 1997: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998189/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1998189, PONTIAC, GEO FIREFLY, METRO, 1998-09-23. On certain vehicles, the automatic transaxle shift lever appears to be in PARK, but.",
  "excerpt": "Pontiac Firefly, Metro. Published by Transport Canada as 1998189 on 23 September 1998. System: Powertrain. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the automatic transaxle shift lever appears to be in PARK, but can easily be moved from the PARK position without the use of the key, transaxle lever detent button, or depressing the brake. If the shift lever were to come out of PARK while the vehicle is parked on a non-level surface, a roll away … 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 vehicles, the automatic transaxle shift lever appears to be in PARK, but can easily be moved from the PARK position without the use of the key, transaxle lever detent button, or depressing the brake. If the shift lever were to come out of PARK while the vehicle is parked on a non-level surface, a roll away could occur with the possibility of a crash without prior warning. Correction: Shifter assembly 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 1998189 . The Canadian register on this site Pontiac is named on 332 notices in the copy of T",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:19:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:19:20+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1998189 (Pontiac and 1 more), 1997: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998189/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}