NHTSA recall campaign

05E033000

ManufacturerEQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LPReported2005-05-03

What was wrong

Defect

CERTAIN EQUISTAR CHEMICALS DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID, LOT 638, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET BRAKE FLUID FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINED IN THIS LOT FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE CORROSION REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 116, MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE FLUIDS.

Risk

SHOULD THE BRAKE FLUID BECOME CORRODED, IT COULD INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE.

Manufacturer remedy

EQUISTAR HAS NOTIFIED ITS CUSTOMERS AND WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID. THE RECALL BEGAN APRIL 27, 2005.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.