My name is Chris Witkowski and I work for Boshart Engineering (BE) headquartered in Ontario, California. www.boshartengineering.com

Boshart Engineering is an automobile testing facility that provides services for the major OEM's. Aside from over-the-road durability, competitive vehicle testing, ADP testing, OBDII testing, brake testing, remote site testing and mileage accumulation, BE often provides vehicle procurement and in-use services for regulatory compliance purposes.

Boshart Engineering has been contracted by Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America (MRDA) to collect specific OBDII data from in-use vehicles in order to comply with California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulation. This regulation can be found in Title 13, California Code Regulations (CCR), Section 1968.2(j)(3). All manufacturers that sell light or medium-duty vehicles in California must comply with this regulation. Only 15 vehicles are needed from each test group and not all test groups are eligible since full phase-in of the regulation doesn't occur until model year 2007. Therefore, participation is extremely limited.

What we are looking for?

We are looking for: Vehicle Description Test Group

`06 Galant (PS41) 2.4L 6MTXV02.4G6G

The vehicles must have their original ECM and a factory calibration. Vehicles must also have at least 500 miles.

The data being collected will be retrieved through the vehicle's OBD-II port using Mitsubishi scan tool software. The vehicle will not be driven, nor will the engine be started, but the key will have to be in the ON position in order to collect the data, and the hood will have to be briefly opened to verify that the car is in fact part of the defined test group. The procedure normally takes less than 15 minutes.

The data collection can be done at your home, work or other prearranged location as long as it is within a 50 mile radius of our Ontario, CA office. Participants are also welcome to bring their vehicle to Boshart Engineering headquarters in Ontario to have the data collected here.

The data being collected will not be used in any way to void warranties or deny service claims. The data is simply being used to identify how frequently the OBD monitors are running under real-world, in-use driving conditions. I will be happy to email anyone a FAQ sheet explaining this in further detail.

What do the participants get?

MRDA greatly appreciates your participation in this program. To show this appreciation, each participant will receive a check payable to the participant for $50. The $50 check will be handed to the participant immediately after the data collection is complete.

Please post any questions here, or send me a PM. You may also call or email our main office with any questions that you may have.

To schedule an appointment please call or email our Ontario, CA office using the information presented below. We look forward to your participation.

(Project Coordinator) Lena Borrowman phone: 909-466-1602 ext. 109 email: lborrowman@boshartengineering.com

(Project Engineer) John Eini phone: 909-466-1602 ext. 111 email: jeini@boshartengineering.com