{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1998172 (Viking), 1998 to 1999: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998172/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1998172, VIKING LEGEND, 1998-08-27. THESE CAMPERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A FAN/LIGHT APPLIANCE WHICH IS PORTABLE AND HAS A COILED POWER.",
  "excerpt": "Viking Legend. Published by Transport Canada as 1998172 on 27 August 1998. System: Electrical. What the notice says These campers are equipped with a fan/light appliance which is portable and has a coiled power cord with a plug, which is plugged into a fixed 12-volt light fixture. failure of the fan motor can result in an overload in the coiled power supply wires which in turn may melt the wires and create a fire … 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. THESE CAMPERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A FAN/LIGHT APPLIANCE WHICH IS PORTABLE AND HAS A COILED POWER CORD WITH A PLUG, WHICH IS PLUGGED INTO A FIXED 12-VOLT LIGHT FIXTURE. FAILURE OF THE FAN MOTOR CAN RESULT IN AN OVERLOAD IN THE COILED POWER SUPPLY WIRES WHICH IN TURN MAY MELT THE WIRES AND CREATE A FIRE RISK. CORRECTION: FAN LIGHTS WILL BE REPLACED WITH TWO PORTABLE LIGHTS. 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 1998172 . The Canadian register on this site Viking is",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:57:56+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:57:56+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1998172 (Viking), 1998 to 1999: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998172/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}