{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2005040 (Pontiac and 2 more), 2005: Structure",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2005040/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2005040, PONTIAC, CHEVROLET, SATURN MONTANA, UPLANDER, RELAY, 2005-02-18. On certain vehicles, the outboard release handle on the.",
  "excerpt": "Pontiac Montana, Uplander, Relay. Published by Transport Canada as 2005040 on 18 February 2005. System: Structure. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the outboard release handle on the impact-side second-row bucket seat may be actuated and the rear latches may unlatch early during the crash sequence of a side impact New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) test. If the rear latches of the seat are released early in a severe side impact, the front … 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 outboard release handle on the impact-side second-row bucket seat may be actuated and the rear latches may unlatch early during the crash sequence of a side impact New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) test. If the rear latches of the seat are released early in a severe side impact, the front outboard latch may disengage and increase the potential for injury to the occupant of the seat. Correction: Dealers will replace the seat latch release lever. 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 2005040 . The Canadian register on this site Pon",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:13:15+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:13:15+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2005040 (Pontiac and 2 more), 2005: Structure\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2005040/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}