{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1998040 (Chevrolet and 1 more), 1996 to 1998: Emissions",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998040/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1998040, CHEVROLET, GMC ASTRO, SAFARI, K SERIES, C SERIES, 1998-03-18. Certain vehicles do not comply with CMVSS 1103 - Exhaust.",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Astro, Safari, K Series, C Series. Published by Transport Canada as 1998040 on 18 March 1998. System: Emissions. What the notice says Certain vehicles do not comply with CMVSS 1103 - Exhaust Emissions. Vehicles may been built with the ignition coil wire too close to metal brackets or the transmission fluid fill tube (M/L van only). If the coil wire is too close to these metal objects, arcing may occur and cause failure of the wires which can in turn … 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. Certain vehicles do not comply with CMVSS 1103 - Exhaust Emissions. Vehicles may been built with the ignition coil wire too close to metal brackets or the transmission fluid fill tube (M/L van only). If the coil wire is too close to these metal objects, arcing may occur and cause failure of the wires which can in turn lead to a stalling/no start condition and/or catalytic converter failures. Correction: coil wire will be repositioned to assure adequate clearance from metal brackets and/or transmission fluid fill tubes. 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: Transpor",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:13:01+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:13:01+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1998040 (Chevrolet and 1 more), 1996 to 1998: Emissions\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998040/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}