{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1996154 (Astrostart), 1991 to 1996: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996154/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1996154, ASTROSTART REMOTE STARTER, 1996-09-30. NOTE: UNITS INSTALLED ON CHEVROLET LUMINA APV AND PONTIAC TRANS SPORT VEHICLES.",
  "excerpt": "Astrostart Remote Starter. Published by Transport Canada as 1996154 on 30 September 1996. System: Electrical. What the notice says Note: units installed on chevrolet lumina apv and pontiac trans sport vehicles equipped with optional rear heater or front and rear heater air conditioner. the remote starter is wired into the circuit for the rear heater/heater air conditioner. if the switch for the rear heater or air conditioner is turned on when … 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. NOTE: UNITS INSTALLED ON CHEVROLET LUMINA APV AND PONTIAC TRANS SPORT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL REAR HEATER OR FRONT AND REAR HEATER AIR CONDITIONER. THE REMOTE STARTER IS WIRED INTO THE CIRCUIT FOR THE REAR HEATER/HEATER AIR CONDITIONER. IF THE SWITCH FOR THE REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON WHEN THE REMOTE STARTER IS USED, THE CIRCUIT COULD BE OVERLOADED RESULTING IN HEATING OF WIRES AND A POSSIBLE FIRE. CORRECTION: RELAY WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL BYPASS THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER CIRCUIT WHEN THE REMOTE STARTER IS USED. 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 cou",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:33:43+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:33:43+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1996154 (Astrostart), 1991 to 1996: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996154/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}