{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1998031 (Freightliner), 1997: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998031/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1998031, FREIGHTLINER TRUCK CHASSIS, 1998-02-20. A CASTING ERROR IN THE HYDRAULIC PARKING BRAKE RELAY VALVE CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Truck Chassis. Published by Transport Canada as 1998031 on 20 February 1998. System: Steering. What the notice says A casting error in the hydraulic parking brake relay valve can cause excessive pressure in the system which may result in a hydraulic hose separation. if this occurs the power steering assist will be lost and the brakes will be operating on the back up system. correction: a check valve modification kit will be … 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 CASTING ERROR IN THE HYDRAULIC PARKING BRAKE RELAY VALVE CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN THE SYSTEM WHICH MAY RESULT IN A HYDRAULIC HOSE SEPARATION. IF THIS OCCURS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WILL BE LOST AND THE BRAKES WILL BE OPERATING ON THE BACK UP SYSTEM. CORRECTION: A CHECK VALVE MODIFICATION KIT WILL BE INSTALLED TO REDUCE THE SYSTEM PRESSURE. 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 1998031 . The Canadian register on this site Freig",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:59:10+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:59:10+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1998031 (Freightliner), 1997: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998031/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}