{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1998015 (Lexus), 1995 to 1997: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998015/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1998015, LEXUS LS 400, SC 400, 1998-01-27. DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE TERMINAL FOR THE STARTER MOTOR MAGNETIC SWITCH (SOLENOID).",
  "excerpt": "Lexus Ls 400, Sc 400. Published by Transport Canada as 1998015 on 27 January 1998. System: Electrical. What the notice says Due to improper assembly of the terminal for the starter motor magnetic switch (solenoid), an electrical short circuit may occur if electrically conductive liquid enters this area. this condition could result in a possible underhood fire. correction: the starter motor magnetic switch will be replaced on affected … 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. DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE TERMINAL FOR THE STARTER MOTOR MAGNETIC SWITCH (SOLENOID), AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT MAY OCCUR IF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LIQUID ENTERS THIS AREA. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A POSSIBLE UNDERHOOD FIRE. CORRECTION: THE STARTER MOTOR MAGNETIC SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. 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 1998015 . The Canadian register on this site Lexus is named on 109 notices in the ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:33:56+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:33:56+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1998015 (Lexus), 1995 to 1997: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998015/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}