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NHTSA Campaign 09E043000

EQUIPMENT

Issued by IMPORT PRODUCTS CO., INC. · Reported Jul 7, 2009 · 30,351 vehicles affected

What's wrong

IMPORT PRODUCTS IS RECALLING 30,351 FUEL FILTERS SOLD TO AND BRANDED BY THE AFFINIA GROUP AS CARQUEST P/N 86523, NAPA P/N 3523, AND WIX P/N 33523 FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THESE FILTERS MAY DEVELOP A LEAK IN THE HOSE ASSEMBLY AND/OR CONNECTORS DUE TO IMPROPERLY ADHERED LINE CONNECTORS.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy

THE AFFINIA GROUP WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE FILTERS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WIX FILTER RETURN CENTER AT 1-704-869-7411 OR IMPORT PRODUCTS AT 1-508-279-8207.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
AFFINIA CARQUEST 30,351
AFFINIA NAPA 30,351
AFFINIA WIX 30,351
CHRYSLER CIRRUS 1998 30,351
CHRYSLER CIRRUS 1999 30,351
CHRYSLER CIRRUS 2000 30,351
CHRYSLER SEBRING 1999 30,351
CHRYSLER SEBRING 2000 30,351
DODGE STRATUS 1998 30,351
DODGE STRATUS 1999 30,351
DODGE STRATUS 2000 30,351
PLYMOUTH BREEZE 1998 30,351
PLYMOUTH BREEZE 1999 30,351
PLYMOUTH BREEZE 2000 30,351
WIX 88-97291 30,351

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09E043000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.