{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988158 (Hyundai), 1985 to 1987: Heater And Defroster",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988158/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988158, HYUNDAI STELLAR, 1988-11-16. A HEATER VALVE LOCATED UNDER THE DASH MAY RUPTURE WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Stellar. Published by Transport Canada as 1988158 on 16 November 1988. System: Heater And Defroster. What the notice says A heater valve located under the dash may rupture when the engine is at operating temperature possibly resulting in burns to the driver's feet or legs. correction: a protective heater core cover will be installed to prevent injury in the event of a valve rupture. 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. A HEATER VALVE LOCATED UNDER THE DASH MAY RUPTURE WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN BURNS TO THE DRIVER'S FEET OR LEGS. CORRECTION: A PROTECTIVE HEATER CORE COVER WILL BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A VALVE RUPTURE. 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 official notice: Transport Canada recall 1988158 . The Canadian register on this site Hyundai is named on 270 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time. 19880",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:39:03+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:39:03+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988158 (Hyundai), 1985 to 1987: Heater And Defroster\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988158/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}