# Transport Canada recall 1998170

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: 1998170
- Manufacturer's number: 98047
- Reported: 1998\-08\-26
- Component: Emissions
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 934

## What is wrong

NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.7 LITRE ENGINES.

THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION \(EGR\) VALVE COULD FAIL DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION.  THIS COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE FAILING TO MEET APPLICABLE EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS.

CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE EGR VALVE FOR PART NUMBER AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, WITH A NEW DESIGN EGR VALVE.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1998 CHEVROLET CAMARO](/makes/chevrolet/camaro/1998/recalls.md)
- [1998 PONTIAC FIREBIRD](/makes/pontiac/firebird/1998/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.

- [98047](/bulletins/603820.md), 1999-03-08, Service bulletin
- [98047A](/bulletins/602741.md), 1999-01-07, 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/1998170](/v1/recalls/tc/1998170)

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