NHTSA recall campaign

97E027000

ManufacturerAMSOIL INC.Reported1997-09-02Affected4,032 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: HOSES USED TO TRANSFER ENGINE OIL AND ALSO OIL FILTRATION SYSTEM KITS WHICH CONTAIN THESE HOSES. INTERNAL HOSE REINFORCEMENT IS OF A SPIRAL DESIGN INSTEAD OF A BRAIDED DESIGN AS SPECIFIED.

Risk

AN INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE HOSE AND HOSE FITTINGS RESULT IN A POSSIBLE OIL LOSS OR SEPARATION OF THE HOSE FROM THE HOSE FITTING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS/DISTRIBUTORS REPLACED THESE HOSES.

To check whether your specific VIN is covered and to find a participating dealer, look this campaign up on NHTSA.gov →

Affected vehicles

0 entries

NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.