What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1988068
- Recall date
- 19 May 1988
- Make
- Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick
- Models
- Bonneville, Ninety-Eight, Delta 88, Park Avenue, Electra
- Model years
- 1987
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 4,271
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
EXCESSIVE ACCELERATOR CABLE FRICTION MAY RESTRICT THE CABLE'S FREE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. rnCORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE WILL BE REPLACED IF REQUIRED.
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 1988068.