What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1998034
- Recall date
- 20 February 1998
- Make
- Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile
- Models
- Lesabre, Bonneville, Eighty-Eight, Park Avenue, Regency, Lss
- Model years
- 1998
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Emissions
- Raised as
- Compliance Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 4,789
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 1101 - EMISSION DEVICE.rnIMPROPER 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.rnCORRECTION: VEHICLE PCM WILL BE REFLASHED WITH NEW CALIBRATION SOFTWEAR.
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.