Canadian vehicle not identified by seller

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Asked by Kathy Feb 11, 2018 at 04:23 PM

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I recently purchased a car on this site that was not identiifed by the seller/dealer as a Canadian vehicle.  Does anyone have recommendations for to rule out emission (EPA) issues?  Do I need legal advice on this?

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Under the hood should be an emissions sticker. See what is says.

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Where the vehicle was built may mean nothing, but the country that it is built FOR is what you are after. I agree with F_O_R. either look at the emissions sticker under the hood or go to your nearest Jeep dealership's service department and ask them to run the VIN number to see what market this vehicle was manufactured for.

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Ironically, this all began when we took it into the dealership to have a check engine light codes identified and the service person there stated they wouldn't warranty any work on it since it was a Canadian manufactured vehicle. I did look at the EPA sticker under the hood, it doesn't say it was made for the U.S. but it does show it meet's California requirement and is certified for sale: ULEV (ultra low emissions vehicle) II qualified. Given that U.S. EPA is referenced on the emissions sticker, its probably fine. I'm probably worried about nothing because this service manager rubbed me the wrong way. I'm not a fan of going to dealership service departments.

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Dealership service departments can be great if the have competent service manager and competent service writers. I wonder if you got someone new that didn't know what they were talking about. I would do as Jim suggested and call Chrysler.

Same thing here the salesman said we had the remaining warranty left but when the catalytic converter’s went out the dealer said that the jeep was came from Canada and it’s not covered under the warranty also I heard the trade-in value of your vehicle will be depreciated because the vehicle came from Canada if they will even take it in at all we learned a very valuable lesson.

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