9999 CARQUEST GASOLINE FILTER Recall

Campaign:

94E034000 on 11/21/1994

Component:

Fuel system, gasoline:storage

Manufactured:

09/30/1994 - 10/31/1994

Affected:

1,724

Defect:

The gasoline filters cannot be screwed in more than one to one and a half turns causing the filter not to seal properly with the fuel line.

Consequence:

This can result in gasoline leakage and a possiblevehicle fire.

Correction:

Gasoline filters will be replaced with new filters containing the correctly manufactured threads.

Notes:

System: fuel; fuel system; filter.equipment description: aftermarket gasoline filters; make/models:wix model 33093, napa model 3093, big a model 95093, and carquest model 86093.all filters have "fl" stamped on the outlet end and are intended for 1982-1985cadillac deville, eldorado, fleetwood and seville models.note: if the equipment is not replaced free of charge within a reasonable timeor the replacement does not correct the defect, please contact wix at1-704-864-6711. also, contact the national highway traffic safetyadministration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.the wix corporation is conducting this recall campaign. these filters were soldover-the-counter as replacement parts and are used on the makes and modelslisted.

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