| NHTSA Record Id: 6829 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: WARREN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011954000015902000000083 |
Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: BRAKE FLUID |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00E065000 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: WARREN OIL COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 13 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 14 1999 |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 20436 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 08 2000 |
Recall Initiator: OVSC |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : WARREN OIL COMPANY |
Report Received Date: Oct, 25 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 01 2000 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 116 |
| Defect Summary : Equipment description: heavy duty brake fluid, 12 ounce bottles packaged by warren oil company between july 13 and july 14, 1999. in efforts to improve the color of the brake fluid, a lower amount of amine was used in the inhibitor package, which then resulted in a lower ph. these units of brake fluid does not comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 116, "motor vehicle brake fluids." |
Consequence Summary: If the brake fluid ph balance is lower than required by federal regulations, corrosion could occur resulting in poor braking ability. |
| Corrective Summary : The manufacturer will notify all its purchasers to remove any unsold bottles of the affected brake fluid and return it to warren oil company for free replacement fluid. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began september 8, 2000. owners who do not receive the free brake fluid replacement within a reasonable time should contact warren oil company at 910-892-6456. also 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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