The issue
Certain vehicles do not comply with the requirements of CMVSS. 1105 - Evaporative Emissions. Vehicles may have an OBD-II (On Board Diagnostics) calibration that causes a false evaporative emission system code to set under certain conditions, resulting in Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Correction: Dealers will reflash the vehicle PCM (Power Control Module) with new calibration software.
Description (français)
Certains véhicules ne satisfont pas aux exigences de la NSVAC 1105 - Gaz d’évaporation. Il se peut que dans certains cas, à cause d’une erreur d’étalonnage, l’ordinateur de diagnostic de bord OBD-II envoie le mauvais code de système de contrôle de l’évaporation de carburant et que la lampe-témoin d’anomalie s’allume. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront réinitialiser le module de commande du groupe motopropulseur à l’aide d’un nouveau logiciel d’étalonnage.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Century | 2000 |
| Buick Regal | 2000 |
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2000 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Century | 2000 | 193 | 5 |
| Buick Regal | 2000 | 184 | 8 |
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2000 | 233 | 5 |