Recall Detail
NAPA / FUEL FILTER / 9999
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 3670 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: NAPA |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014566000102300000000153 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: FUEL FILTER | Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01E056000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | Manufacturer That Filed Report: ARVINMERITOR |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 19 2001 | End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 28 2001 |
| Report For : E | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 45314 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 01 2001 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Meritor, Inc. | Report Received Date: Oct, 22 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 25 2001 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Equipment description: purolator pro~fuel brand and napa in-line fuel filters shipped by arvinmeritor from june 19 through september 28, 2001. suspect filters are identified by purolator part nos., 804, 805, and 806, and napa part nos., 624804, 624805, and 624806 with eight-character date codesthat begin with any of the following combinations: so6m14, so6m15, so6m18, so6m19, so6m20, so6m21, so6m22, so6m25, so6m26, so6m27, so6m28, so6m29, so6m30, so7m02, so7m03, so7m05, so7m06, so7m07, so7m09, so7m10, so7m11, so7m12, so7m13, so7m16, so7m17, so7m18, so7m19, so7m20, so7m21, so7m23, so7m24, so7m25, so7m26, so7m27, so7m30, so7m31, so8m01, so8m02, so8m06, so8m07, so8m08, so8m09, so8m10, so8m13, so8m14, so8m15, so8m16, so8m17, so8m20, so8m21, so8m22, so8m23, so8m27, so8m28, so8m29, so8m30, so9m04, so9m05, so9m06, so9m07, so9m08, so9m09, so9m10, so9m11, so9m12, so9m13, so9m17, so9m18, so9m19. the polymer used for the housing in the suspect filters may not be compatible with xylene, toulene, mek, ethanol and other chemicals sometimes found in fuel systems. prolonged exposure to such chemicals can result in the degradation of the polymer which, in turn, weakens the filter housing. | Consequence Summary: The filter housing may leak, possibly resulting in a vehicle fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Arvinmeritor will notify its customer to return the filters for a replacement of filters containing pyrex housings free of charge. owner notification began november 01, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact arvinmeritor lva customer service at 800-637-0580. | Recall Notes: Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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