NHTSA recall campaign
83E005000
ManufacturerPUROLATOR PRODUCTS, INC.Reported1983-02-08Affected4,000 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
LABELLING OF THE FUEL FILTER IS INCORRECT AND RESULTS IN MISAPPLICATION OF THE AFTERMARKET PART. PUROLATOR FCG-4 FUEL FILTER IS ERRONEOUSLY RECOMMENDED FOR HONDA VEHICLES, MODEL YEARS 1979 AND LATER ON THE PACKAGE, MASTER CATALOGUE, AND APPLICATION CHART. THIS FILTER DOES NOT PROPERLY FIT THE VEHICLE HOSES.
Manufacturer remedy
THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FILTERS INSTRUCTS DISTRIBUTORS AND RETAILERS TO RETURN ALL FILTERS IN MISLABELLED PACKAGES.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.