Is This A Lemon?

NHTSA recall campaign

90E018000

ManufacturerKUSS FILTRATIONReported1990-07-02Affected64,200 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

FILTERS MAY HAVE FAULTY WELD OR INCOMPLETELY SEALED WELDS ALLOWING THE FILTERS TO LEAK AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE WHILE IN USE.

Risk

DURING HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATING CONDITIONS GASOLINE COULD BE RELEASED INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

REMOVE AND REPLACE WITH COMPARABLE FILTER WITH NON-AFFECTED DATE SETTING, ASSURING THAT WELDS ARE PROPERLY SEALED.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.