Recall Detail
PENNZOIL / FIX A FLAT / 9999
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 8655 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: PENNZOIL |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009038000082305000000300 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: FIX A FLAT | Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99E007000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: TIRES | Manufacturer That Filed Report: PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- | End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : E | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 32000000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 18 1999 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY | Report Received Date: Mar, 23 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 23 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Equipment description: fix-a-flat tire inflator products produced, distributed and sold since april 1994. the products involved are fix-a-flat cone top (s457, 12 oz.); fix-a-flat (s455, 16oz.); super fix-a-flat (s277, 20 oz.); and big wheel fix-a-flat (s278, 26oz.). the possibility exists that automotive tires can explode when subjected to extreme heat by welding on, or applying a flame to, the wheel rim with the tire still on the rim after using this product. | Consequence Summary: Personal injury could occur. |
| Corrective Summary : Consumers are to return the old products and receive reformulated products. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began february 18, 1999.owners who return these products and do not receive the free reformulated product within a reasonable time should contact pennzoil-quaker state at 1-800-532-5000.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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