{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1998079 (Lexus), 1998: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998079/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1998079, LEXUS GS 400, GS 300, 1998-04-20. A DEFECTIVE YAW RATE SENSOR MAY BE AFFECTED BY CERTAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES SUCH AS FROM.",
  "excerpt": "Lexus Gs 400, Gs 300. Published by Transport Canada as 1998079 on 20 April 1998. System: Steering. What the notice says A defective yaw rate sensor may be affected by certain electromagnetic waves such as from a cellular phone. this could cause the vehicle stability control (vsc) to operate improperly and cause the brakes to apply unexpectedly, affecting steering and speed control (and hence vehicle stability) and may increase the risk … 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 DEFECTIVE YAW RATE SENSOR MAY BE AFFECTED BY CERTAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES SUCH AS FROM A CELLULAR PHONE. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY AND CAUSE THE BRAKES TO APPLY UNEXPECTEDLY, AFFECTING STEERING AND SPEED CONTROL (AND HENCE VEHICLE STABILITY) AND MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: YAW RATE SENSOR 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 reca",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:07:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:07:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1998079 (Lexus), 1998: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998079/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}