# Transport Canada recall 1998021

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: 1998021
- Manufacturer's number: 98008
- Reported: 1998\-02\-04
- Component: Engine
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 17225

## What is wrong

NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.4 LITRE ENGINE.

WATER MAY BE DRAWN INTO THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN SLUSHY SNOW CONDITIONS.  THE WATER IS THEN DELIVERED TO THE ENGINE WHICH CAN RESULT IN SETTING AN MIL \(MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP\), MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, LACK OF POWER AND EVENTUALLY ENGINE STALL IF DRIVEABILITY AND MIL ARE IGNORED.

CORRECTION: EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VENT SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY WILL BE RELOCATED TO A PROTECTED AREA. REAR HEATER, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPPED VEHICLES WILL HAVE A SHIELD INSTALLED UNDER THE ASSEMBLY.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE](/makes/chevrolet/venture/1998/recalls.md)
- 1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [130089009](/bulletins/10246631.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [03\-06\-01\-010](/bulletins/10004768.md), 2004-01-07, Service bulletin
- [030601010](/bulletins/10001282.md), 2003-04-26, Service bulletin
- [020601014](/bulletins/634708.md), 2002-10-07, Service bulletin
- [990604005A](/bulletins/619360.md), 2001-05-24, Service bulletin
- [876002A](/bulletins/615073.md), 2000-12-26, Service bulletin
- [98008B](/bulletins/609667.md), 2000-04-06, Service bulletin
- [990604005](/bulletins/604343.md), 1999-04-26, Service bulletin
- [98008](/bulletins/603262.md), 1999-02-16, Service bulletin
- [98576124A](/bulletins/601915.md), 1998-08-28, 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.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1998021](/v1/recalls/tc/1998021)

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