What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1988046
- Recall date
- 28 March 1988
- Make
- Oldsmobile
- Models
- Ninety-Eight
- Model years
- 1988
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 34
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, a clip on the shifter mechanism inside the console may become dislodged preventing indication of the correct gear under conditions of darkness. Also, the clip could bind part of the shifter mechanism in a way which would prevent the gear detents from operating; hence an inadvertent bump of the shifter could place the shifter in an undesired gear position. Both of these conditions could occur without prior warning and cause an accident. Correction: Dealers will replace the clip, transmission shift indicator slot.
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 1988046.