# Transport Canada recall 1997168

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1997168
- Manufacturer's number: 725
- Reported: 1997\-10\-03
- Component: Emissions
- Notification type: Compliance Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 36

## What is wrong

THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 1103 \- EXHAUST EMISSIONS.

THE REAR OXYGEN SENSOR WIRING MAY BE REVERSED, WITH THE LEFT SENSOR CONNECTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE WIRING AND VICE\-VERSA.  AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION, THE CATALYST EFFICIENCY MONITORS ARE NON\-FUNCTIONAL, OR MAY EXHIBIT FALSE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS \(MIL\).

CORRECTION: LEFT AND RIGHT REAR OXYGEN SENSOR WIRING WILL BE REVERSED TO RESTORE THE FUNCTION OF THE CATALYST MONITOR.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1996 DODGE VIPER](/makes/dodge/viper/1996/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [250298](/bulletins/602881.md), 1999-01-20, Service bulletin
- [98726](/bulletins/54227.md), 1998-03-30, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

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