{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1998034 (Buick and 2 more), 1998: Emissions",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998034/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1998034, BUICK, PONTIAC, OLDSMOBILE LESABRE, BONNEVILLE, EIGHTY-EIGHT, PARK AVE, 1998-02-20. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH.",
  "excerpt": "Buick Lesabre, Bonneville, Eighty-Eight, Park Avenue, Regency, Lss. Published by Transport Canada as 1998034 on 20 February 1998. System: Emissions. What the notice says These vehicles do not comply with c.m.v.s.s. 1101 - emission device. improper calibration of the powertrain control module (pcm) can result in uncontrolled spark knock, setting an mil (malfunction indicator lamp), misfire, rough idle, audible knock and/or possible engine damage. correction: vehicle pcm 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. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 1101 - EMISSION DEVICE. IMPROPER CALIBRATION OF THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAN RESULT IN UNCONTROLLED SPARK KNOCK, SETTING AN MIL (MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP), MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, AUDIBLE KNOCK AND/OR POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. CORRECTION: VEHICLE PCM WILL BE REFLASHED WITH NEW CALIBRATION SOFTWEAR. 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 1998034 .",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:03:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:03:50+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1998034 (Buick and 2 more), 1998: Emissions\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998034/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}