{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1998151 (Chevrolet and 1 more), 1998: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998151/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1998151, CHEVROLET, GMC KODIAK C7, TOPKICK C6, TOPKICK C7, KODIAK C6, B7, 1998-07-23. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR BRAKES.",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Kodiak C7, Topkick C6, Topkick C7, Kodiak C6, B7. Published by Transport Canada as 1998151 on 23 July 1998. System: Brakes. What the notice says Some of these vehicles equipped with air brakes and anti-lock brake systems may exhibit brake control electrical harness chafing. this may cause grounding of the harness (which provides power to the front brake modulator valves) and a shut off of the abs feature with the foundation brakes still functioning. however, … 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. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR BRAKES AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS MAY EXHIBIT BRAKE CONTROL ELECTRICAL HARNESS CHAFING. THIS MAY CAUSE GROUNDING OF THE HARNESS (WHICH PROVIDES POWER TO THE FRONT BRAKE MODULATOR VALVES) AND A SHUT OFF OF THE ABS FEATURE WITH THE FOUNDATION BRAKES STILL FUNCTIONING. HOWEVER, OTHER WIRES IN THE HARNESS WHEN GROUNDED, WILL RESULT IN NO AIR REACHING ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT BRAKE CHAMBERS. RESULTING REDUCTION OF BRAKING CAPABILITY COULD CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND A CRASH. IN EITHER INSTANCE, ELECTRICAL GROUNDING WILL CAUSE A DASH PANEL WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR CHAFING AND PROPER ROUTING OF THE WIRING HARNESS AND REPAIR IF NECESSARY. Transport Canada recorded ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:29:18+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:29:18+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1998151 (Chevrolet and 1 more), 1998: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998151/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}